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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 “restrooms”
Where the money went
Largest: $16,500 to Lighthouse Baptist Fellowship — water treatment, restrooms, 9 windows, and 2 doors
Largest: $75,000 to IN SIGHT — restroom accessibility
Orange County Parks FoundationIrvine, CACharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $608,041 · through 2024Largest: $222,234 to IRVINE RANCH CONSERVANCY — to support conservation and land management programs conducted by irvine ranch conservancy, help improve parking lot, restroom, trailhead access, signage and wayfinding for waterwo…
Community Fdn of Greater Des MoinesDes Moines, IACharity · may take applications
6 matching grants · $98,065 · through 2024Largest: $10,000 to SOUTHWEST IOWA FALL BARREL SERIES — lenox stock & saddle: concrete for restroom access
First Community Foundation PartnershipWilliamsport, PACharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $210,961 · through 2025Largest: $15,000 to PLEASANT VIEW WESLEYAN CHURCH — fellowship hall expansion - lift, handicap restrooms, new kitchen
Largest: $25,000 to CHURCH OF THE CROSS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH — create laundry room and restroom and playground equip for their new daycare
The Ahmanson FoundationBeverly Hills, CA
5 matching grants · $623,500 · through 2023Largest: $90,000 to PASADENA CHRISTIAN SCHOOL — toward upgrade of the pre-k/elementary school restrooms and installation of hand washing stations
Minnesota Historical SocietySaint Paul, MNCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $274,900 · through 2024Largest: $105,759 to CHRIST LUTHERAN CHURCH ON CAPITOL HILL — legacy grant for repairing and restoration on restroom
Largest: $144,500 to FOSS WATERWAY SEAPORT — new restrooms
The Sunderland FoundationOverland Park, KS
4 matching grants · $5.3M · through 2023Largest: $3.0M to STARLIGHT THEATRE ASSOCIATION OF KANSAS CITY — theater renovations - restrooms, offices, storage & kitchen
Largest: $20,000 to STUDENT CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION INC — restrooms and kitchen repairs in indian
Largest: $15,000 to WMU FOUNDATION — miller auditorium ada restroom for performers
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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 →