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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 “stakes”
Where the money went
The Community Foundation of Greater ChattanoogaChattanooga, TNCharity · may take applications
5 matching grants · $104,250 · through 2024Largest: $34,250 to Boys and Girls Clubs of Chattanooga Inc — 2024 stake n burger event
American Press InstituteArlington, VACharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $54,400 · through 2024Largest: $30,000 to KEENE PUBLISHING CORPORATION — table stakes product sprint/beyond print
Largest: $100,000 to PRODIALOGO PREVENCION Y RESOLUCION DE CONFLICTOS — to enhance capacities of pluralistic and multi-stake holder dialogue in the southern andes of peru, with potential impact at the national level, reducing toxic polarization
Largest: $7,260 to AT STAKE MINISTRIES INC — relationship mentoring programs
Largest: $99,943 to BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM — to support a project entitled, the fundamentals of communication in surgery curriculum: supporting patients and families during ethically challenging high-stakes surgical decisions
Largest: $5,000 to New Orleans Police and Justice Foundation — stake out for justice
Largest: $5,000 to TULSA BOYS HOME — belmont stakes sponsor
Largest: $11,000 to FEEDING CHILDREN EVERYWHERE INC — leesburg stake youth conference
Largest: $75,000 to PORTLAND INSTITUTE FOR CONTEMPORARY ART — project support to continue sustaining and showcasing black artists through space development, material and production support, as well as collaborative, site-responsive, culturall…
Largest: $2,550 to STAKE PRESIDENTS MISSIONARY FUND — general operating
George S and Dolores DoreSalt Lake City, UT
2 matching grants · $167,809 · through 2024Largest: $100,000 to ONEIDA STAKE ACADEMY FOUNDATION — restoration and preservation of the academy ($200,000 grant to be paid in 2023 & 2024)
Association for Digital AssetDover, DECharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $150,000 · through 2024Largest: $150,000 to CRYPTO COUNCIL FOR INNOVATION — advocate for increased regulatory clarity around staking, drive greater awareness and understanding of staking, and address concerns and questions about how current regulations imp…
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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 →

