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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 “provoking”
Where the money went
Largest: $537,300 to ASPEN ART MUSEUM — to promote thought-provoking experiences of art, culture, and society.
Largest: $220,000 to KITCHEN DOG THEATER — in support of the theatre that provokes and challenges.
Largest: $70,973 to ASPEN ART MUSEUM — to support thought-provoking, timely, and exciting experiences of contemporary art.
Largest: $50,000 to PROVOKING HOPE — hopeful journey's youth program and technology advancement & education
Educational Employees Credit UnionFresno, CACharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $30,000 · through 2024Largest: $10,000 to SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY TOWN HALL — to bring nationally and internationally renowned, thought-provoking speakers who inform and educate to the san joaquin valley.
Largest: $50,000 to SPLIT THIS ROCK INC — core support for programming to cultivate, teach, and celebrate poetry that bears witness to injustice and provokes social change
Largest: $65,000 to MICHELLE SCHENANDOAH — to create a talk show that will provide accessible yet thought-provoking content to audiences through an indigenous lens in order to mitigate harmful stereotypes while generating d…
Largest: $13,500 to NEW YORK THEATRE WORKSHOP — to provoke, produce and cultivate the work of artists whose visions inspire and challenge all of us.
Largest: $1,500 to GLAAD — tackles through issues to shape the narrative and provoke dialogue that leads to cultural change
Largest: $262,273 to Ringling College of Art and Design — to support thought-provoking exhibitions and hands-on activities during sarasota art museum's free second sundays programming.
Largest: $1,000 to TASVEER — to inspire social change through thought provoking south asian films, art and storytelling
Largest: $35,000 to San Francisco Camerawork — sf camerawork provokes discovery, experimentation, and exchange through exhibitions and experiences for all who value new ideas in photography. sf camerawork is a long-standing lea…
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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 →