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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.
3 funders with a record of paying for “oratorical”
Where the money went
Optimist International FoundationSt Louis, MOCharity · may take applications
7 matching grants · $91,747 · through 2024Largest: $15,994 to OPTIMIST CLUB OF FESTUS-CRYSTAL CITY (TCA) MO — oratorical & essay contest; joi club
Largest: $40,000 to THURGOOD MARSHALL ORATORICAL EDUCATION PROJECT — for speech and debate programming for middle and high school students in 2023-24
Largest: $2,000 to BLACKS IN GOVERNMENT OF GREATER KANSAS CITY INC — support for 2023 oratorical competition in kansas city, missouri, april 27, 2023. 202303-13725
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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 →