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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.

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12 funders with a record of paying for “painters”

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12 funders, 64 recipients, grants matching “painters” only. Ribbon width is proportional to the total given; each funder has its own colour (smaller funders in gray). Hover a name to isolate its flows, click a funder to open it. Drag to move around; zoom with the buttons, a double-click, or the wheel after clicking the map.

The Joan Mitchell FoundationNew York, NY
127 matching grants · $1.8M · through 2024
Largest: $30,000 to KAMBUI OLUJIMI — painters & sculptors 2021 grantees
Full grant history →IRS filings ↗
John D and Catherine T MacArthur Foundation (Consolidated)Chicago, IL
13 matching grants · $1.6M · through 2024
Largest: $125,000 to Daniel Lind-Ramos — macarthur foundation fellow award - sculptor and painter
Full grant history →IRS filings ↗
Painters and Allied Trades Labor-Hanover, MDCharity · may take applications
6 matching grants · $675,319 · through 2024
Largest: $28,000 to INTERNATIONAL PAINTERS APPRECIATION DAY ORGANIZATION — international painters appreciation day
Full grant history →IRS filings ↗
Lopud FoundationNew York, NY
4 matching grants · $2.1M · through 2025
Largest: $1.8M to LOPUD FOUNDATION — the purpose of the grant was (i) to purchase and maintain a recently restored historic property located at narikla 9, lopud, dubrovnik in croatia and (ii) to fully equip the proper…
Full grant history →IRS filings ↗
Glaziers Archit Metal Workers and GlassPhiladelphia, PACharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $2.0M · through 2024
Largest: $645,156 to INTERNATIONAL UNION OF PAINTERS & ALLIED TRADES DC 21 ANNUITY FUND — subsidize benefit fund to aid contributing employer in competitive bidding.
Full grant history →IRS filings ↗
American Academy of Arts and LettersNew York, NY
4 matching grants · $55,000 · through 2024
Largest: $25,000 to MATT CONNORS — to honor a painter of extraordinary achievement.
Full grant history →IRS filings ↗
Chicago Painters and TapersDarien, ILCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $319,212 · through 2023
Largest: $144,844 to CHICAGO PAINTERS AND DECORATORS RETIREMENT SAVINGS FUND — grant to help pay for settlor, administrative and other expenses related to the establishment of the new plan.
Full grant history →IRS filings ↗
Susan Hay Hemminger Scholarship FoundationMichigan City, IN
3 matching grants · $10,000 · through 2024
Largest: $4,500 to MEAGHAN PAINTER — educationscholarship
Full grant history →IRS filings ↗
Polk County Community FoundationTryon, NCCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $173,670 · through 2024
Largest: $41,450 to TRYON PAINTERS & SCULPTORS — art gallery and classes
Full grant history →IRS filings ↗
Arg Cultivators CommunityMesa, AZCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $16,500 · through 2024
Largest: $8,250 to HOLY HANDS PAINTERS LLC — disparity gap for minority businesses
Full grant history →IRS filings ↗
Payne Family Charitable FoundationVirginia Beach, VA
3 matching grants · $3,000 · through 2024
Largest: $1,000 to PAINTER VOLUNTEER RESCUE SQUAD — to enhance local fire departments' ability to protect the health and safety of the community.
Full grant history →IRS filings ↗
Joseph R Daly FoundationFort Salonga, NY
3 matching grants · $3,000 · through 2024
Largest: $1,000 to OIL PAINTERS OF AMERICA — general purpose of the organization
Full grant history →IRS filings ↗

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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 →

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The Joan Mitchell FoundationNew York, NY

John D and Catherine T MacArthur Foundation (Consolidated)Chicago, IL

Painters and Allied Trades Labor-Hanover, MDCharity · may take applications

Lopud FoundationNew York, NY

Glaziers Archit Metal Workers and GlassPhiladelphia, PACharity · may take applications

American Academy of Arts and LettersNew York, NY

Chicago Painters and TapersDarien, ILCharity · may take applications

Susan Hay Hemminger Scholarship FoundationMichigan City, IN

Polk County Community FoundationTryon, NCCharity · may take applications

Arg Cultivators CommunityMesa, AZCharity · may take applications

Payne Family Charitable FoundationVirginia Beach, VA

Joseph R Daly FoundationFort Salonga, NY

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