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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 “plein”
Where the money went
Largest: $3,500 to Olmsted Plein Air Foundation — supports southern artists
Archie W & Grace Berry FoundationWest Conshohocken, PA
3 matching grants · $125,000 · through 2024Largest: $60,000 to WAYNE ART CENTER — 20,000 plein air awards check awarded - asking for $40,000 additional in 2023.
Largest: $10,000 to SONOMA PLEIN AIR FOUNDATION — to support the recipient's exempt purpose
Largest: $10,000 to LIGHTHOUSE ARTCENTER INC — plein air festival sponsorship
Largest: $75,000 to PENINSULA SCHOOL OF ART INC — to support the artist in residence program and the director salary for the door county plein air festival.
Largest: $1,000 to CAPE ANN PLEIN AIR INC — general operating budget
Largest: $1,500 to TICONDEROGA ARTS INC — 11th annual adirondack harvest plein air festival
Sonoma County Community FoundationSanta Rosa, CACharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $20,500 · through 2024Largest: $15,000 to SONOMA PLEIN AIR FOUNDATION — for sonoma valley schools
The Ayco Charitable FoundationCohoes, NYCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $13,500 · through 2024Largest: $7,000 to SONOMA PLEIN AIR FOUNDATION — arts and culture
Clay Foundation - WestSan Francisco, CA
2 matching grants · $15,000 · through 2023Largest: $7,500 to Sonoma Plein Air Foundation — unrestricted operating funds.
Largest: $3,000 to MIDWAY HIGH SCHOOL — love of learning grants kristin mcphail-plein air
Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy FundNew York, NYCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $15,000 · through 2024Largest: $15,000 to SONOMA PLEIN AIR FOUNDATION — community & human services
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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 →