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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 “panther”
Where the money went
Largest: $50,000 to FISH & WILDLIFE FOUNDATION OF FLORIDA — to expand the panther's range to compensate private landowners who dominate the lands north of the caloosahatchee river by restoring the panther-friendly habitat on their ranches
Largest: $75,000 to AMORY LADY PANTHER SOFTBALL BOOSTER CLUB — 75 for 75 grants
Clearwater for YouthClearwater, FLCharity · may take applications
6 matching grants · $78,063 · through 2024Largest: $24,925 to GREENWOOD PANTHERS — athletic programs and scholarships
Boston After School & BeyondBoston, MACharity · may take applications
6 matching grants · $303,454 · through 2024Largest: $84,904 to BEANTOWN PANTHERS — summer learning community and the out-of-school time initiative
Greenstate Credit UnionNorth Liberty, IACharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $17,500 · through 2023Largest: $6,000 to UNI Foundation - Panther Scholarship Club — panther scholarship club - panther champions schol
St Luke'S Hospital of Bethlehem PaAllentown, PACharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $219,117 · through 2024Largest: $129,732 to PANTHER VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT — program support
Largest: $25,000 to DIABETES ASSOCIATION OF PIERCE COUNTY — panther day camp 2022
Largest: $60.0M to Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta — development of georgia state university's panther quad and associated improvements from 100 edgewood to woodruff park.
Communities Foundation of TexasDallas, TXCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $56,429 · through 2024Largest: $15,704 to PANTHER CITY FERAL CAT COALITION — this grant is designated for general support.
Spring Lake Park District 16 Youth HockeyBlaine, MNCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $55,000 · through 2024Largest: $25,000 to PANTHER BLUELINERS — support youth sports
Largest: $206,180 to YMCA OF GREATER HOUSTON — 2023 grant - apartment programming - 333 holly, the pines, pineview at grogans mill, and ridgewood at panther creek
Largest: $200,000 to NATURE CONSERVANCY — florida panther protection fund
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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 →