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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 “recess”
Where the money went
Greater Watertown Community HealthWatertown, WICharity · may take applications
19 matching grants · $537,785 · through 2023Largest: $102,400 to WATERTOWN UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT — board gift 2022 wusd gosling nest, wusd mental health / sel coordinator, creating a culture of continuous quality improvement (6yr), playworks active recess
Largest: $100,000 to RECESS ACTIVITIES INC — project support for arts based diversion program, providing alternatives to incarceration for youth.
Largest: $57,500 to RECESS ACTIVITIES — to further educational, religious, medical, cultural, societal and environmental causes.
Largest: $35,000 to RECESS ACTIVITIES — special purpose
Largest: $850,000 to RECESS ACTIVITIES INC — to support general operations
Common Counsel FoundationOakland, CACharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $70,000 · through 2024Largest: $30,000 to RECESS ACTIVITIES INC — recess assembly
Swiss InstituteNew York, NYCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $160,177 · through 2024Largest: $132,940 to RECESS ACTIVITIES INC — coalition effort of mid-sized arts organizations in new york city.
Friends of Salmon BaySeattle, WACharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $161,605 · through 2023Largest: $85,370 to Seattle Public Schools — fosb gives salmon bay k-8 school a block grant every year to supplement their budget. these funds are used to pay for teacher positions. based on our understanding with the adminis…
Largest: $60,000 to RECESS ACTIVITIES INC — to support general operations
Largest: $50,000 to DOC WAYNE YOUTH SERVICES INC — chalk talk group therapy and therapeutic recess
Largest: $60,000 to RECESS — program support (over 2 years)
Largest: $2,000 to RECESS — recess - physical and mental disabilities support
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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 →