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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.
4 funders with a record of paying for “ralphy”
Where the money went
Cny ArtsSyracuse, NYCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $181,866 · through 2023Largest: $181,866 to Ralphie's Car Inc — arts & culture
Largest: $100,000 to WGBH — general support & ralphy lowell society
Ncrc Community Development FundWashington, DCCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $10,000 · through 2023Largest: $10,000 to RALPHI ROSARIO INC — illinois coronavirus fiscal recovery funds
Honorable Order of Kentucky ColonelsLouisville, KYCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $3,827 · through 2024Largest: $3,827 to Barren County Family YMCA — parting funding for field trips to russell sims aquatic center, kenny's farmhouse cheese, kentucky down under, and ralphies
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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 →