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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.
11 funders with a record of paying for “scavenger”
Where the money went
Jtmf FoundationWilmington, DE
2 matching grants · $1.3M · through 2024Largest: $650,000 to ALZHEIMERS DRUG DISCOVERY FOUNDATION — mti biotech study, lipid dicarbonyl scavengers for the prevention of alzheimer's disease fund
The Chicago Community TrustChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $574,000 · through 2021Largest: $287,000 to DePaul University — matching the contribution of timothy walsh, pgl employee. contribution to the josephine k. and a. gabriel esteban endowed scholarship fund. $15,000 for depaul's general operating f…
Largest: $15,000 to THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY — research study -scavenger receptor
Saginaw Community FoundationSaginaw, MICharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $11,293 · through 2024Largest: $11,293 to Old Saginaw City — fund close-out distribution and hare hunt scavenger hunt
Largest: $10,000 to CATHOLIC CHARITIES AKRON — camping scavenger hunt
Hemophilia Federation of AmericaWashington, DCCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $10,000 · through 2022Largest: $10,000 to HEMOPHILIA ALLIANCE OF MAINE — 2 rap sessions: advocacy and mental health,2 sessions: my story of resilience & mental health 101 for teens,beyond recreation: pillow case scavenger hunt - event 2/20/2022
Largest: $7,375 to DEMUTH FOUNDATION — creative kits & scavenger
Largest: $5,000 to FRIENDS OF DYKE MARSH — reprint seasonal nature brochures and children's scavenger hunt flyer
Largest: $2,980 to CHIPPEWA VALLEY MUSEUM — scavenger hunt and history books general and special
Largest: $1,000 to SUMNER COUNTY MUSEUM INC — purchase passports for children that come to the museum and complete a scavenger hunt learning about the history of sumner county
Largest: $1,000 to BAY AREA TURNING POINT INC — support toward annual fundraiser e-race domestic violence scavenger hunt
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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 →