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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 “printer”
Where the money went
Largest: $2,099 to ABBOTSFORD SCHOOL DISTRICT — 3d printer and educational package for printer
Largest: $22,355 to KEEP YOUR FAITH CORPORATION INC — to provide support to train behavioral health staff in eye movement desensitization and reprocessing, purchase updated diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders manuals…
Largest: $123,647 to KATALYST ENGINEERING — to implement "gotta get engineering" program for k12 schools which implements 3d printers, 3d scanners and hands-on science kits to integrate engineering design and 3d printing tec…
The Whas Crusade for ChildrenLouisville, KYCharity · may take applications
5 matching grants · $70,500 · through 2022Largest: $5,300 to UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY RESEARCH FOUNDATION UK - ADAPTED TOY LENDING LIBRARY — $5,300.00 for one 3d printers and one 3d laser printer. no funding for desktop computers and monitors, adapted keyboards and 3d printer filaments.
Largest: $25,000 to NEAR SOUTH PLANNING BOARD — printers row lit fest
Printing Industries Association Inc ofLos Angeles, CACharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $292,500 · through 2024Largest: $108,000 to INTERNATIONAL PRINTING MUSEUM FOUNDATION — to provide assistance for the museums operations; sponsorships for the la printer's fair
Largest: $10,000 to 180 TURNING LIVES AROUND — funding to purchase five computers, two printers, and one router for a domestic violence shelter.
Largest: $2,000 to GRAND RIVER AREA FAMILY YMCA — computer or printer, collapsible tab
Honorable Order of Kentucky ColonelsLouisville, KYCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $14,290 · through 2024Largest: $6,050 to Northern Kentucky Community Action Commission — 3d printer, 3d printer filament, 3d printer cart, and three mobile stem sets as requested (one for each age group)
Largest: $70,397 to SAINT RAPHAEL ACADEMY — theatre lighting and 3d printers
Power MinistryRiverside, CACharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $30,600 · through 2024Largest: $14,700 to BIG HEART ORPHANAGE — mexican orphanage/monthly support/copier printer donation
Oak Grove SchoolEast Vassalboro, ME
4 matching grants · $7,800 · through 2023Largest: $4,800 to MADISON AREA MEMORIAL HS — steam sla 3d printer
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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 →