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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 “scoreboard”
Where the money went
Arvest FoundationBentonville, AR
6 matching grants · $57,000 · through 2024Largest: $14,000 to Gravette Summer Baseball League — to purchase two scoreboards to be placed at the community baseball fields and to purchase computer and software equipment for merchant services pos capabilities.
Largest: $44,400 to BOYER VALLEY YOUTH SPORTS ORGANIZAT — three digital scoreboards
Largest: $31,355 to ALAH SCHOOL DISTRICT #305 — scholarships; scoreboard;
Largest: $130,000 to LAKE SUMTER STATE COLLEGE — scholarships and two scoreboards on the baseball field and the softball field.
Community Fdn of Greater Des MoinesDes Moines, IACharity · may take applications
5 matching grants · $38,185 · through 2024Largest: $10,000 to WEST CENTRAL VALLEY BOOSTERS — grant distribution for baseball/softball scoreboards for wcv schools
High Point Educational and CommunityGreenwood Village, COCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $158,597 · through 2024Largest: $83,597 to HIGH POINT ACADEMY — turf maintenance, scoreboard, bleachers
Largest: $6,000 to Miracle League of Louisville — electronic scoreboard sponsorship (payment 2 of 5)
Washington County RiverboatWashington, IACharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $80,594 · through 2025Largest: $60,000 to MID-PRAIRIE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS — 2025 spring grant: scoreboard
Largest: $34,000 to NORTHERN OZAUKEE SCHOOL DISTRICT — stadium scoreboard
Largest: $46,500 to TILLAMOOK COUNTY FAMILY YMCA — provide funds for bowling lanes and scoreboard.
Prim Family FoundationWinstonsalem, NC
2 matching grants · $15,000 · through 2025Largest: $10,000 to SCOREBOARD LEADERSHIP IN SPORTS TRAINING PROGRAM — for general use
Largest: $4,700 to MOUNT DORA CHRISTIAN ACADEMY — booster club, scoreboard sponsorship, cletus stutzman ctr
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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 →