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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 “shire”
Where the money went
Largest: $15,000 to DIAMOND Z ENGLISH SHIRE FOUNDATION — preserve teh english shire horse
Largest: $7,500 to SHIRES HOUSING — general operations
IndygiveColorado Springs, COCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $59,234 · through 2023Largest: $27,437 to SUSTAINABLE EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE ONTHE SHIRE AT OLD RANCH — general operating support
The Ayco Charitable FoundationCohoes, NYCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $21,000 · through 2025Largest: $7,000 to DON SHIRE MINISTRIES INC — community & human services
Largest: $7,500 to HALF-SHIRE HISTORICAL SOCIETY — paved handicapped parking areas
The Vermont Community FoundationMiddlebury, VTCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $150,000 · through 2024Largest: $150,000 to SHIRES HOUSING — general operating support
Delaware County Local Development CorpDelhi, NYCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $45,000 · through 2023Largest: $45,000 to SHIRE PUB — to aide in covid related expenses
RestoredLakeville, MNCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $40,000 · through 2022Largest: $40,000 to DON SHIRE MINISTRIES — organization's mission
Largest: $39,510 to MOHAMMED IBRAHIM SHIRE — targeted recruitment: explaining why certain clans join and eschew al-shabaab in somalia
B QuestSan Diego, CA
1 matching grant · $20,000 · through 2022Largest: $20,000 to Shirely Wright Memorial Library — to enhance the library services or the collection
OnerefugeeSalt Lake City, UT
1 matching grant · $8,072 · through 2024Largest: $8,072 to Maryan Shire - CO University of Uta — to help with education for refugees from other countries.
Central New York Community FoundationSyracuse, NYCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $8,000 · through 2024Largest: $8,000 to HALF-SHIRE HISTORICAL SOCIETY — capital support
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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 →