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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 “refrigerator”
Where the money went
American Society of HeatingPeachtree Corners, GACharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $1.6M · through 2024Largest: $564,582 to AMERICAN SOCIETY OF HEATING REFRIGERATING AND A-C ENGINEERS INC — to fund research grants and other scholarships awarded by american society of heating refrigerating and a-c engineers, inc.
Feed MoreRichmond, VACharity · may take applications
10 matching grants · $252,433 · through 2024Largest: $45,500 to WAYMAKERS FOUNDATION — funds to purchase refrigerated truck
Feeding San DiegoSan Diego, CACharity · may take applications
10 matching grants · $453,731 · through 2022Largest: $109,417 to TRICITY PANTRY — refrigerated van/van wrap
Foodbank of Southeastern VirginiaNorfolk, VACharity · may take applications
10 matching grants · $101,478 · through 2023Largest: $20,390 to Isle of Wight Christian Outreach Program — pantry capacity - food storage, refrigeration and freezer
Honorable Order of Kentucky ColonelsLouisville, KYCharity · may take applications
9 matching grants · $73,973 · through 2024Largest: $17,195 to New Pathways for Children — four washers, four dryers, two ovens, and one refrigerator
Largest: $56,500 to NATURAL REFRIGERATION FOUNDATION — sponsorship: iiar golf tournament and natural refrigeration foundation - founders scholarships for 2024-2025 nrf fiscal year
The Energy FoundationSan Francisco, CACharity · may take applications
5 matching grants · $2.0M · through 2023Largest: $770,000 to INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL ON CLEAN TRANSPORTATION INC — to support education, research, and outreach to build a clean energy future; for the global inland waterway and coastal emissions to build a clean energy future; for the alternativ…
Maui Food BankWailuku, HICharity · may take applications
7 matching grants · $137,231 · through 2024Largest: $25,000 to LIVING PONO — refrigeration
The Ahmanson FoundationBeverly Hills, CA
6 matching grants · $635,300 · through 2023Largest: $150,000 to MIDNIGHT MISSION — toward acquisition of a refrigerated box truck and a passenger van
Largest: $30,000 to GOD'S APPALACHIAN PARTNERSHIP — replace an outdated phone system and a computer network server used by staff and volunteers. it also will replace an old commercial icemaker and purchase a new refrigerator and fre…
Largest: $65,000 to BOUNTY AND SOUL — sharing farm fresh food in buncombe and beyond: refrigerated van request
Open Your Heart To the Hungry andMinneapolis, MNCharity · may take applications
8 matching grants · $51,726 · through 2024Largest: $8,000 to AKELEY REGIONAL COMMUNITY CENTER — additional refrigerator & freezer
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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 →