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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.

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12 funders with a record of paying for “sculptors”

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12 funders, 64 recipients, grants matching “sculptors” only. Ribbon width is proportional to the total given; each funder has its own colour (smaller funders in gray). Hover a name to isolate its flows, click a funder to open it. Drag to move around; zoom with the buttons, a double-click, or the wheel after clicking the map.

The Joan Mitchell FoundationNew York, NY
127 matching grants · $1.8M · through 2024
Largest: $30,000 to SHANE DARWENT — painters & sculptors 2022 grantees
Full grant history →IRS filings ↗
John D and Catherine T MacArthur Foundation (Consolidated)Chicago, IL
8 matching grants · $887,000 · through 2024
Largest: $12,000 to Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University — to support a collaboration between physicist hideo mabuchi and sculptor judy pfaff investigating ceramic glazes in studio and culminating in a public exhibition in tivoli, ny in th…
Full grant history →IRS filings ↗
Lopud FoundationNew York, NY
4 matching grants · $2.1M · through 2025
Largest: $1.8M to LOPUD FOUNDATION — the purpose of the grant was (i) to purchase and maintain a recently restored historic property located at narikla 9, lopud, dubrovnik in croatia and (ii) to fully equip the proper…
Full grant history →IRS filings ↗
Archarios FoundationWilmington, DE
4 matching grants · $14,500 · through 2025
Largest: $4,000 to NORTHWEST STONE SCULPTORS ASSN — endowment and general purposes
Full grant history →IRS filings ↗
The Andrew W Mellon FoundationNew York, NY
2 matching grants · $1.2M · through 2023
Largest: $975,000 to THE VALENTINE MUSEUM — to support the reimagining of the studio of sculptor edward valentine and the reinterpretation of the wickham house
Full grant history →IRS filings ↗
Polk County Community FoundationTryon, NCCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $173,670 · through 2024
Largest: $41,450 to TRYON PAINTERS & SCULPTORS — art gallery and classes
Full grant history →IRS filings ↗
The Jm Kaplan FundNew York, NY
1 matching grant · $1.5M · through 2024
Largest: $1.5M to THE GONZALO FONSECA FOUNDATION — promoting knowledge and understanding of the artistic legacy of the late sculptor gonzalo fonseca
Full grant history →IRS filings ↗
Royal Commission for the
1 matching grant · $12,732 · through 2023
Largest: $12,732 to ROYAL SOCIETY OF SCULPTORS — research award
Full grant history →IRS filings ↗
Fair Play FoundationWilmington, DE
1 matching grant · $10,000 · through 2023
Largest: $10,000 to ANDRE HARVEY CREATIVE FELLOWSHIP LONGWOOD GARDENS — to establish a creative fellowship hosted at longwood gardens in honor of the late sculptor andre harvey.
Full grant history →IRS filings ↗
The Ford FoundationNew York, NY
1 matching grant · $100,000 · through 2022
Largest: $100,000 to SERPENTINE TRUST — project support for the first uk institutional solo exhibition of renowned artist, poet, novelist, and sculptor barbara chase-riboud at serpentine's north gallery
Full grant history →IRS filings ↗
The Michael Cameron Dempsey FundPlymouth, MI
1 matching grant · $25,000 · through 2024
Largest: $25,000 to MICHIGAN CIVIL WAR ASSOCIATION — sculptor and model for statue
Full grant history →IRS filings ↗
The Philadelphia FoundationPhiladelphia, PACharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $20,000 · through 2024
Largest: $20,000 to PHILADELPHIA SCULPTORS — general operating support
Full grant history →IRS filings ↗

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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 →

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The Joan Mitchell FoundationNew York, NY

John D and Catherine T MacArthur Foundation (Consolidated)Chicago, IL

Lopud FoundationNew York, NY

Archarios FoundationWilmington, DE

The Andrew W Mellon FoundationNew York, NY

Polk County Community FoundationTryon, NCCharity · may take applications

The Jm Kaplan FundNew York, NY

Royal Commission for the

Fair Play FoundationWilmington, DE

The Ford FoundationNew York, NY

The Michael Cameron Dempsey FundPlymouth, MI

The Philadelphia FoundationPhiladelphia, PACharity · may take applications

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