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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 “rider”
Largest: $55,000 to KAUFMAN CENTER — see rider attached
Largest: $210,000 to RIDERS ALLIANCE INC — general operating
Vt Association of Snow TravelersBarre, VTCharity · may take applications
15 matching grants · $210,872 · through 2023Largest: $48,773 to CANAAN BORDER RIDERS — trail maintenance
Largest: $138,461 to CALIFORNIA U OF SAN DIEGO — 78646 studying the impact of covid-19 on transit use to understand the mobility needs of transit-dependent riders and to enhance transit systems' resiliency
Largest: $706,135 to DOLPHINS CYCLING CHALLENGE — launched in 2010, the dolphins cycling challenge (dcc) is a two-day tri-county charity cycling event. the dcc is dedicated to raising funds for lifesaving cancer research at the sy…
Valley Hospital AssociationWasilla, AKCharity · may take applications
7 matching grants · $370,400 · through 2024Largest: $50,000 to CURRY RIDGE RIDERS INC — curry ridge riders trail groomer project
Largest: $1,000 to Cycle for Survival — sponsor of rider raising money for cancer research.
Largest: $4,000 to RIDER UNIVERSITY - WESTMINSTER CHOIR COLLEGE — undergraduate scholar awards
The New York Community TrustNew York, NYCharity · may take applications
5 matching grants · $497,750 · through 2024Largest: $6,750 to RIDER UNIVERSITY — for a scholarship award.
Largest: $6,000 to HOPE SPRINGS EQUESTRIANS — provided funding for scholarships for disabled riders who require therapy
The Chicago Community TrustChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $171,615 · through 2022Largest: $151,000 to Cleveland Clinic Foundation — support for cleveland clinic martin health: lung cancer center of excellence - first of 2 intended contributions, support for velosano - per the fundraising efforts of rider john s…
United Way of Southwest VirginiaAbingdon, VACharity · may take applications
5 matching grants · $1.1M · through 2024Largest: $304,980 to RAINBOW RIDERS CHILDCARE CENTER — childcare 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 →