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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 “recycling”
Where the money went
The Recycling PartnershipWashington, DCCharity · may take applications
203 matching grants · $30.8M · through 2024Largest: $158,025 to SOLID WASTE AUTHORITY OF CENTRAL OHIO — recycling behavior pilots, community recycling infrastructure, recycling education and recycling improvement research grants
Largest: $323,481 to Center for Research and Sustainable Development Ne — recycler saathi 3.1 - waste pet recollection and recycling in nepal
Goodwill Industries InternationalRockville, MDCharity · may take applications
19 matching grants · $5.5M · through 2024Largest: $1.8M to GOODWILL IND OF THE VALLEYS INC — accenture clean tech 2023, google reinvest, lowes trade skills 2024, scsep py23, scsep gpms, scsep py24, terwilliger family foundation, uhc 2024, walmart textile recycling
The Neighborhood Recycling CorporationMinneapolis, MNCharity · may take applications
11 matching grants · $607,635 · through 2024Largest: $27,022 to RECYCLE ANN ARBOR — to support alliance for mission based recyclers (ambr) mission to educate, advocate for changes in recycling policies, and reduce plastic waste.
Foodservice Packaging InstituteFalls Church, VACharity · may take applications
14 matching grants · $615,156 · through 2024Largest: $38,800 to THE FOAM RECYCLER — foam densifier to accept foam for recycling
Largest: $280,464 to SCHOLARS OF SUSTENANCE THAILAND - SOS BANGKOK — hunger-relief and scholarship assistance organization created to facilitate the recycling of wasted hospitality food in underdeveloped areas and the funding of scholarships for imp…
Can'D AidLongmont, COCharity · may take applications
16 matching grants · $164,569 · through 2022Largest: $15,891 to Recycle Away — recycling program
Largest: $250,000 to THE RECYCLING PARTNERSHIP — enhancing small town access to recycling and recycling inclusion fund
The Philadelphia FoundationPhiladelphia, PACharity · may take applications
8 matching grants · $438,000 · through 2024Largest: $82,500 to PAR-RECYCLE WORKS — salaries of the par recycle works and par recycle
Largest: $287,133 to SCHOLARS OF SUSTENANCE THAILAND - SOS BANGKOK — hunger-relief and scholarship assistance organization created to facilitate the recycling of wasted hospitality food in underdeveloped areas and the funding of scholarships for imp…
The Greater Cincinnati FoundationCincinnati, OHCharity · may take applications
6 matching grants · $3.9M · through 2024Largest: $1.4M to THE RECYCLING PARTNERSHIP INC — programatic support
Environmental Research & EducationRaleigh, NCCharity · may take applications
6 matching grants · $205,690 · through 2024Largest: $55,687 to NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY — research grant-recycled containerboard
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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 →