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Private foundations don’t post open calls, so nobody can search them. We read IRS filings instead — 9.6 million grants from 174,053 foundations and grantmaking charities, searchable by what the money was actually for.
12 funders with a record of paying for “nickell”
Where the money went
Largest: $5,000 to NEW RIVER COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE FOUNDATION — donation to the mary b nickell fine arts scholarship fund
Largest: $200,000 to YAYASAN CORONG REFORMASI EKONOMI INDONESIA — to conduct a series of research on the nickel industry in indonesia and its economic, social, and governance impacts towards social and economic justice
Hamilton County Community FoundationFishers, INCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $29,500 · through 2024Largest: $15,000 to Nickel Plate Heritage Railroad Inc — nickel plate express: ready for future growth
Largest: $7,000 to TRIPLE NICKEL INC — boy scouts troop 555
Largest: $181,931 to NICKEL PLATE TRAIL INC — land acquisition; improvements
Largest: $25,000 to HISTORIC NEW ENGLAND — nickels sortwell house restoration -
National Council for CommunityNew York, NYCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $25,000 · through 2024Largest: $12,500 to NICKEL CITY CROSSFIT DBA HARBORSIDE CROSSFIT — economic recovery grant
Northern Indiana CommunityRochester, INCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $30,432 · through 2023Largest: $23,432 to NICKEL PLATE TRAIL — trail maintenance
Largest: $10,000 to LESLIE J NICKELS TRUST — forest conservation
Largest: $20,000 to NICKEL CITY OPERA — available upon request
Brightfocus FoundationClarksburg, MDCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $182,000 · through 2024Largest: $182,000 to UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON — national glaucoma research by rob nickells, phd entitled: g2025003s
Community Foundation for Greater BuffaloBuffalo, NYCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $12,200 · through 2023Largest: $6,500 to NICKEL CITY OPERA — charitable support. any restrictions have been communicated to the grantee.
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Source: IRS Form 990-PF Part XV and Form 990 Schedule I, tax years 2019–2025. These are grants already paid, a record of what an organization funds rather than an open call. Private foundations rarely accept unsolicited applications and the route in is usually a program officer; grantmaking charities and associations more often run real application cycles, so check their website. How this data is built, and its limits →