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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 “pancake”
Where the money went
Ncrc Community Development FundWashington, DCCharity · may take applications
9 matching grants · $410,000 · through 2023Largest: $50,000 to LULU BELLE'S PANCAKE HOUSE II LLC — illinois coronavirus fiscal recovery funds
Southeastern Vermont Community ActionWestminster, VTCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $5.8M · through 2022Largest: $3.9M to THE SKINNY PANCAKE INC — vt everyone eats program
Hanpat Foundation CoMechanicsville, VA
2 matching grants · $6,031 · through 2024Largest: $1,230 to Christmas Pancake Breakfast — christmas pancake breakfast
Largest: $5,000 to CITY OF SOUTH ZANESVILLE — community pancake day
Largest: $1,000 to Kiwanis Club of Alcoa TN — diamond level sponsorship of alcoa kiwanis pancake breakfast
East Bay Community FoundationOakland, CACharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $20,496 · through 2024Largest: $20,496 to CROCKETT COMMUNITY FOUNDATION — band boosters 2024 sugartown festival, biannual residential clean-up, crockett boy scouts fish fry and pancake breakfast, crockett lions club corned beef and cabbage dinner, crocke…
City First EnterprisesWashington, DCCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $62,000 · through 2021Largest: $62,000 to DC PANCAKES LLC — covid-19 assistance
Women'S Business Development CenterChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $20,000 · through 2023Largest: $20,000 to MAXFIELD'S PANCAKE AND WAFFLE HOUSE INC — small business assistance grants
Prairie Meadows Race Track and CasinoAltoona, IACharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $11,480 · through 2024Largest: $11,480 to KIWANIS INTERNATIONAL — southeast polk kiwanis pancakes with super heroes and more
Capitalize Albany CorporationAlbany, NYCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $7,045 · through 2025Largest: $7,045 to THE SKINNY PANCAKE INC — downtown retail grant
Monterra Community FundRedwood City, CACharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $10,000 · through 2023Largest: $10,000 to MILLBRAE PANCAKE HOUSE — to provide assistance to restaurants located in san mateo county
Latinas in TechMoraga, CACharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $10,000 · through 2022Largest: $10,000 to PANCAKE LIVE INC — 2nd place startup competition winner
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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 →