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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 “schafer”
Where the money went
Largest: $5,000 to LAKEVIEW CEMETERY FOUNDATION — in memory of betsy b schafer & gilbert p. schafer jr.
Largest: $6,000 to WHATCOM COMMUNITY COLLEGE — tuition scholarship - adyson schafer
Largest: $3,150 to Adyson Schafer — college scholarship-whatcom community college
Largest: $6,000 to HOLLY SCHAFER — college scholarship
Grays Harbor Community FoundationHoquiam, WACharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $15,000 · through 2024Largest: $15,000 to FRIENDS OF SCHAFER AND LAKE SYLVIA STATE PARKS — to support the program.
Largest: $2,000 to Schafer Liu — to provide an academic scholarship to attend university of utah.
Largest: $8,077 to SCHAFER SCHOOL — donation of school supplies & other educational items
Largest: $5,000 to E Schafer — disaster relief assistance
Perkins Coie FoundationSeattle, WACharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $32,000 · through 2024Largest: $32,000 to BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA — mariners scout luncheon, whitney m. young, jr. service awards luncheon, board match on behalf of jamie schafer,pathway to adventure council construction industry dinner
Largest: $1,000 to Sydney Schafer — education scholarship
Largest: $2,000 to ANNABELLE SCHAFER — higher education assistance
Largest: $1,000 to THOMAS SCHAFER — assistance with medical prescriptions
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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 →