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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 “summerland”
Where the money went
Largest: $105,000 to HEAL THE OCEAN — summerland oil field geological study
Largest: $6,124 to MOTE MARINE LABORATORY — coral restoration, summerland key
Largest: $25,000 to SUMMERLAND PRESBYTARIAN CHURCH — charitable donation
Manitou FundWhite Bear Lake, MN
1 matching grant · $100,000 · through 2024Largest: $100,000 to HEAL THE OCEAN — summerland geology study match
Largest: $10,000 to SUMMERLAND PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH — in furtherance of section 501(c)(3) exempt purpose
The Signatry Charitable TrustSioux Falls, SDCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $10,000 · through 2024Largest: $10,000 to Summerland Presbyterian Church — religious ministry
James S Bower FoundationSanta Barbara, CA
1 matching grant · $10,000 · through 2023Largest: $10,000 to SANTA BARBARA AGRICULTURE FARM EDUC — emergency capital needs to save summerland farm
Largest: $10,000 to SUMMERLAND FARM — promoting health and wellness
Largest: $5,000 to Summerland Elementary — general & unrestricted
Largest: $5,000 to Heal the Ocean — capping summerland oil wells
Largest: $20,000 to SANTA BARBARA AGRICULTURE AND FARM EDUCATION FOUND — building a deer fence to increase productivity of sweet wheel summerland farm
Largest: $1,000 to SUMMERLAND BEAUTIFUL — to further the exempt purpose of the organization
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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 →