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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 “seedling”
Where the money went
American ForestsWashington, DCCharity · may take applications
43 matching grants · $2.5M · through 2024Largest: $63,489 to NC Dept of Agriculture and Consumer Services — partnership to prep and plant over 750,000 seedlings and expanding the ncfs tree seedling nursery.
The Dayton FoundationDayton, OHCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $301,034 · through 2024Largest: $99,966 to SEEDLING FOUNDATION — various projects
Child Care ConnectionAnchorage, AKCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $325,891 · through 2023Largest: $167,110 to ALASKAN SEEDLINGS CHILD DEVEL — covid19 program support
Largest: $10,000 to SEEDLING FOUNDATION — seedling mentor program
Largest: $10,000 to SEEDLING FOUNDATION — seedling mentoring program for students who have an incarcerated parent
Largest: $3,500 to SEEDLING INC — program support
Largest: $10,000 to SEEDLINGS BRAILLE BOOKS FOR CHILDREN — general operating support
Largest: $30,000 to SEEDLING FOUNDATION — unrestricted grant
Delta Gamma FoundationColumbus, OHCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $44,395 · through 2024Largest: $12,000 to SEEDLINGS BRAILLE BOOKS FOR CHILDREN — aid for blind
Largest: $65,000 to SEEDLINGS BRAILLE BOOKS FOR CHILDREN — #25-11: braille books for children with vision loss and teachers of the visually impaired (renewal)
York County Community FoundationYork, PACharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $358,791 · through 2024Largest: $191,121 to UNITED WAY OF YORK COUNTY — general support, give local york, campaign celebration, building campaign, tocqueville society, focus on our future, the seedlings scholarship program (childcare scholarships for i…
Largest: $20,000 to SEEDLINGS BRAILLE BOOKS FOR CHILDREN — support for seedlings b4b program, an invite-only program for early intervention programs, to receive two print-braille-and-picture books for each pre-braille reader (ages birth-3)…
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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 →