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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 “refurbish”
Where the money went
Rockford Corridor ImprovementRockford, ILCharity · may take applications
10 matching grants · $701,631 · through 2025Largest: $155,000 to ZION WEST ENTERPRISES — this grant was given for the purpose of cleaning up / refurbishing properties within certain areas of rockford.
Largest: $4.5M to UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO — to refurbish the existing biomedical library building on the ucsd campus and establish the natasha wong endowment for east asian collections and scholarship
Largest: $1.8M to REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA — in support of the renovation and refurbishment of lick observatory to bolster and expand the capacity to serve the bay area public with astronomy-based programming while maintainin…
NFL FoundationNew York, NYCharity · may take applications
5 matching grants · $14.0M · through 2023Largest: $6.9M to LOCAL INITIATIVES SUPPORT CORPORATION — nfl grassroots field refurbishment grants
Learn Fresh Education CoDenver, COCharity · may take applications
7 matching grants · $245,000 · through 2022Largest: $100,000 to BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF HARLEM — to fund stem education and infrastructure projects in the respective schools, including the purchase of technology, curriculum materials, and space refurbishment.
The University Corporation SanSan Francisco, CACharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $7.7M · through 2023Largest: $2.8M to SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY — scholarship, grad ceremony, theatre and lobby refurbish
Largest: $350,000 to RIVERSIDE ALANO CLUB — fund capital improvements, refurbishment
Largest: $72,000 to GOLDEN ISLES YMCA FOUNDATION — support for educational room & computers & playground refurbishment
Los Angeles Lakers Youth FoundationEl Segundo, CACharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $177,859 · through 2024Largest: $69,878 to BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF METRO LOS ANGELES — refurbishment and other work on and to the basketball court at the gym located at 2232 lincoln boulevard, venice, ca 90291
Largest: $125,000 to GASTON CHRISTIAN CENTER — renovation for growth at gaston christian center - relocation of gateway grace refugee ministry, refurbish space of light of hope immigration law center satellite office and reconf…
Ballenisles Charities FoundationPalm Beach Gardens, FLCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $100,000 · through 2024Largest: $25,000 to SYMPHONIC BAND OF THE PALM BEACHES — purchase of new or refurbished instruments
Largest: $5,000 to THE CENTER — general refurbishments
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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 →