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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 “setup”
Where the money went
Largest: $15,000 to THE SCOTT WOLF SCHOLARSHIP FUND CO THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF MIDDLE TENN — to endow permanent scholarships for associates of averitt express, inc. and their children who desire to continue their educaction beyond high school. the fund was setup to acknowl…
Largest: $24,000 to WOMENS ORGANISATION FOR RURAL DEVELOPMENT (WORD) — funding to setup two tailoring centers to provide skill training to rural women, tamil nadu, india
Largest: $27,270 to The Builder Foundation — to provide capital support for setup costs to safely build homes on school grounds at five schools.
Largest: $10,285 to Alnoor MCC — community center setup and growth
Community Foundation for Greater BuffaloBuffalo, NYCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $2.0M · through 2022Largest: $917,431 to SAY YES BUFFALO SCHOLARSHIP — unrestricted use; say yes buffalo technology campaign; purchase winter coats for bps families facing homelessness; support setup for participating in the youth employment coalition…
Largest: $5,000 to ESSEX FOOD HUB — the funds will go toward the actual platform fees for using local line, a platform that will introduce needed capabilities that will help us to not only effectively serve the 50 in…
Largest: $201,090 to UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS — #1308 support a student throughout their research towards a phd degree in computer science at the university of leeds. the phd research topic explores the synergy between artificia…
Job-Site Safety InstituteRaleigh, NCCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $28,571 · through 2024Largest: $28,571 to UNIVERSITY OF UTAH — research to quantify the effects of level tools, instruction, and ground surface conditions on ladder setup, better understand the perceived barriers from construction workers to s…
Arvest FoundationBentonville, AR
3 matching grants · $19,000 · through 2023Largest: $9,000 to City of Webb City — to assist with the purchase of new computers and related setup for the webb city police department
Largest: $3,500 to TRI-STATE STEELHEADERS — fund new classroom setups (aquarium etc.) for two new schools.
Bioindustrial Manufacturing and DesignEmeryville, CACharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $115,924 · through 2021Largest: $94,947 to UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC — bioreactor education, setup, and training (best)
Virginia Peninsula FoodbankHampton, VACharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $15,412 · through 2024Largest: $7,706 to LINK OF HAMPTON ROADS — setup a healthy pantry
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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 →