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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 “shelves”
Where the money went
Connecticut FoodshareWallingford, CTCharity · may take applications
15 matching grants · $151,200 · through 2023Largest: $21,000 to PLEASANT VALLEY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH — food pantry lighting, shelving & cold storage
Largest: $6,000 to Plymouth Community Food Pantry — to assist in funding the purchase of milk, fresh eggs and healthy nonperishable food items to stock pantry shelves.
Largest: $24,000 to CATHOLIC CHARITIES - ARCHDIOCESE OF OMAHA — shelving for the juan diego center in south omaha and new location at 93rd & bedford
Feed MoreRichmond, VACharity · may take applications
9 matching grants · $69,410 · through 2024Largest: $12,000 to THE LIBERATION CHURCH INC PR710 — funds for shelving and or refrigeration
Akron Community FoundationAkron, OHCharity · may take applications
8 matching grants · $137,265 · through 2023Largest: $60,765 to SUMMIT COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF AKRON OHIO — to stock the shelves in memory of sue and mal ames
Largest: $2,000 to BEYOND THE WALLS OUTREACH OF ARKANS — freezer and metal shelving
Honorable Order of Kentucky ColonelsLouisville, KYCharity · may take applications
5 matching grants · $38,519 · through 2024Largest: $7,260 to Creative Montessori School — six closed back shelves, two translucent back shelves, and four open back shelves
Open Your Heart To the Hungry andMinneapolis, MNCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $116,000 · through 2024Largest: $100,000 to HUNGER SOLUTIONS MINNESOTA — hunger solutions minnesota is requesting funds from open your heart to the hungry and homeless to continue the yearly summer challenge grant opportunity for food shelves to partici…
Largest: $18,000 to FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH — stock food shelves for hungry
Largest: $19,200 to BOONE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT — purchase food, clothing, hygiene, household, and safe sleep items for qrt clients. funding will also be used for shelving, storage bins, and racks to store items at the bchd.
Ucare FoundationStuart, VACharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $120,000 · through 2025Largest: $50,000 to BOUNTIFUL BASKET FOOD SHELF — grant to strengthen food support in carver county with food shelves in chaska and cologne, mobile food delivery, culturally specific assistance in partnership with mi casa, school …
Largest: $50,000 to RED WINE & BLUE EDUCATION FUND — national network of women to support diverse library shelves for children to promote books that discuss diversity, equity and inclusion
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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 →