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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 “postcard”
Where the money went
Largest: $15,000 to VOLUNTEERS OF AMERICA — camp postcard - youth indep living
Largest: $60,309 to CITY OF TUCSON — postcard panels for the donovan durband 6th avenue underpass.
Largest: $30,000 to VOLUNTEERS OF AMERICA NORTHERN ROCKIES — camp postcard
Largest: $3,000 to VOLUNTEERS OF AMERICA INC — to purchase camp postcard and general purpose
Largest: $25,000 to Mt Shasta Museum Association Inc — postcards from the future
Largest: $25,000 to VOLUNTEERS OF AMERICA INC — camp postcard
Central Indiana Community FoundationIndianapolis, INCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $50,000 · through 2022Largest: $50,000 to Indiana Land Protection Alliance — general operating & postcard campaign support
Largest: $50,000 to International Partners for Ethical Care — postcard campaign & conference
Maine Technology InstitutePortland, MECharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $24,500 · through 2022Largest: $24,500 to Postcards for Parents LLC — content, marketing & development
New Hampshire Charitable FoundationConcord, NHCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $7,500 · through 2024Largest: $7,500 to Volunteers of America Northern New England — camp postcard, meals, cookouts, gardening supplies, town outings
California Community FoundationLos Angeles, CACharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $10,000 · through 2022Largest: $10,000 to POSTCARD PROMISES — philanthropic activity
The Historic Route 66 Association of ArizonaKingman, AZCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $10,000 · through 2022Largest: $10,000 to Postcard Motel — historic property rehabilitation
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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 →