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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 “scruggs”
Where the money went
Largest: $135,173 to University of Mississippi — scholarships - allen, bird, causey, cook, dawson, gillentine, hendon, hernandez, hill, hooker, lawson, may, mccurdy, a. nguyen, t. nguyen, patel, perry, pilcher, scales, scruggs, s…
Largest: $30,000 to RATTLESTICK PRODUCTIONS INC — severe clear by james scruggs
The Gibson FoundationNashville, TNCharity · may take applications
5 matching grants · $48,863 · through 2025Largest: $25,000 to COUNTRY MUSIC HALL OF FAME AND MUSEUM — lou scruggs memorial sponsorship
Largest: $25,000 to Earl Scruggs Center — musical explorations series
Donald & Carla Beam FamilyFernandina Beach, FL
3 matching grants · $15,000 · through 2024Largest: $5,000 to THE EARL SCRUGGS CENTER — community outreach - music
Largest: $1,000 to PKD FOUNDATION — in honor of luann scruggs
Largest: $4,125 to Lubbock Christian Uni - W Scruggs — expenses of higher education.
Largest: $70,000 to JAMES SCRUGGS — drama & performance art
Largest: $30,000 to DESTINATION CLEVELAND COUNTY INC — earl scruggs center - interactive exhibit technology and fabrication
Alloy Development CoCincinnati, OHCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $10,000 · through 2023Largest: $10,000 to SCRUGGS AUTO — financial assistance
Largest: $5,000 to SCRUGGS VOLUNTEER FIRE RESCUE DEPT — human services
Largest: $7,000 to DESTINATION CLEVELAND COUNTY INC DBA EARL SCRUGGS CENTER — vibrant economies
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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 →