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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.
3 funders with a record of paying for “ridgerunner”
Where the money went
Appalachian Trail ConservancyHarpers Ferry, WVCharity · may take applications
6 matching grants · $168,603 · through 2025Largest: $27,942 to POTOMAC APPAL TRAIL CLUB — patc agreement for pa michaux ridgerunner 2022, va license plate 2022, patc agreement for n. va and md ridgerunners 2022
Largest: $15,000 to Maine Appalachian Trail Club Inc — appalachian trail ridgerunner education program
Davis Conservation FoundationYarmouth, MECharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $9,436 · through 2022Largest: $9,436 to Maine Appalachian Trail Club Inc — appalachian trail ridgerunners
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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 →