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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 “statue”
Where the money went
Largest: $800,000 to Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation Inc — in support of the ellis island museum reimagined project
Largest: $11.4M to MIAMI DADE COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC — to serve as a direct support oranization, as defined in section 1004.70 of the florida statues, of miami dade college, which is legally separate but financially accountable to the …
Largest: $40,000 to STATUE OF LIBERTY — religious, educational or scientific purposes
Harbor Branch Oceanographic InstituteVero Beach, FLCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $4.1M · through 2021Largest: $3.9M to FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY — research grants & per fl statue
Lilly Awards FoundationNew York, NYCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $57,275 · through 2024Largest: $23,700 to CONGO SQUARE THEATRE COMPANY — hansberry statue tour
Largest: $13,000 to HERITAGE PROJECTS FOUNDATION — to fund scholarships to students that specialize in yiddish literature and history of european jewry and to support the creation of a life-size statue of sholom aleichem on the cam…
Lilly EndowmentIndianapolis, IN
2 matching grants · $5.1M · through 2025Largest: $5.0M to STATUE OF LIBERTY-ELLIS ISLAND FDN — records discvry ctr proj-ellis islnd
Largest: $150,000 to FRIENDS OF HISTORIC NACOGDOCHES — ej campbell statue
Largest: $25,000 to Randolph Rose Collection — 50 % down payment for creation placement of memorial statue honoring special operators who died in freefall training ge donated to army military freefall school yuma arizona upon c…
Largest: $1.1M to STATUE OF LIBERTY- ELLIS ISLAND FUND — financial support
Cheyenne Frontier Days FoundationCheyenne, WYCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $577,345 · through 2024Largest: $384,240 to CHEYENNE FRONTIER DAYS INC — wheels storage space, parade project, cowgirl statue, indian village, youth volunteers, general
Largest: $2,000 to STATUE OF LIBERTY-ELLIS ISLAND FOUNDATION — aid donee organization to carry out functions
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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 →