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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 “plants”
Where the money went
National Arbor Day FoundationLincoln, NECharity · may take applications
330 matching grants · $17.1M · through 2024Largest: $218,752 to TEXAS TREES FOUNDATION — encourage and facilitate the adoption of leading-edge practices in municipal forests including inventory, planting, maintenance and education.encourage and facilitate the adoption …
Redeemer City To CityNew York, NYCharity · may take applications
164 matching grants · $6.6M · through 2023Largest: $413,271 to City to City Miami — church planting development / leadership development
American ForestsWashington, DCCharity · may take applications
113 matching grants · $12.7M · through 2024Largest: $149,000 to Natural Areas Conservancy — roots of rock nurseries and plantings. grow 3,000 climate-adapted trees in the greenbelt native plant center and plant 3,000 trees in urban parks in new york city.
A Well-Fed WorldOrlando, FLCharity · may take applications
64 matching grants · $2.3M · through 2025Largest: $10,000 to Plant The Power — plant-based food advocacy
Largest: $399,000 to MISSION TO NORTH AMERICA PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IN AMERICA — church planting
Catholic Education ArizonaPhoenix, AZCharity · may take applications
49 matching grants · $417,165 · through 2024Largest: $18,281 to SS SIMON & JUDE CATHEDRAL SCHOOL — scholarships, physical plant needs, or marketing
Largest: $200,000 to Plant Based Foods Institute Inc — to support the sustainable sourcing initiative which aims to engage plant based food companies, supply chain actors, and farmers to identify opportunities to source domestic, susta…
Largest: $3,552 to Native Plant Society of Texas Fredericksburg Chapter — to promote conservation research and utilization of native plants and plant habitats of texas through education outreach and example.
Largest: $222,751 to PIONEERS INC — church planting
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis AssnArlington, VACharity · may take applications
24 matching grants · $4.4M · through 2024Largest: $454,740 to UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI — annual grant payment fy24 center of excellence/research; bitner plante quarterly grant; additional quarterly grant funding
National Fish and Wildlife FoundationWashington, DCCharity · may take applications
27 matching grants · $3.7M · through 2023Largest: $575,912 to THE WETLANDS INITIATIVE — expanding native planting in little calumet river
The Crete CollectiveWashington, DCCharity · may take applications
28 matching grants · $890,000 · through 2024Largest: $40,000 to Bluegrass Community Church — church planting
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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 →