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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 “shackelford”
Where the money went
Largest: $82,500 to SHACKELFORD COUNTY — county youth livestock show, library & firefighting
Largest: $2,000 to Rich Shackelford — college tuition contribution
Largest: $13,500 to SHACKELFORD COUNTY TEXAS — youthfire department
Largest: $28,700 to Shackelford Elementary School — funding for various field trips
Charlottesville Area CommunityCharlottesville, VACharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $17,500 · through 2024Largest: $17,500 to SHENANDOAH NATIONAL PARK TRUST — general purposes, in memory of v. r. shackelford iii and step up to the great outdoors
Largest: $20,000 to SHACKELFORD COUNTY YOUTH & LIVESTOCK — charitable-operations support
Arizona Community FoundationPhoenix, AZCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $14,500 · through 2024Largest: $14,500 to FIRST LIBERTY INSTITUTE — this award is designated for general support, as an appreciation of kelly shackelford's work and efforts
Marin Community FoundationNovato, CACharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $10,000 · through 2024Largest: $10,000 to WOODBERRY FOREST SCHOOL — leslie mcintosh & a.c. shackelford fund
Community Foundation of AbileneAbilene, TXCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $10,000 · through 2022Largest: $10,000 to SHACKELFORD COUNTY COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTER — program support
Largest: $20,000 to SHACKELFORD CO YOUTH & LIVESTOCK SHOW ASSOC — capital campaign
Largest: $1,000 to SALLIE SHACKELFORD — teacher of year award
Largest: $1,309 to Shackelfords Methodist Church — cemetery maintenance
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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 →