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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 “superstar”
Where the money went
Largest: $9,675 to ARTS IN ACTION — purchase classroom and performance supplies for its superstars dance and visual arts programs. the organization also will purchase instruments and contract with an instructor to pi…
Edinburg Child CareEdinburg, TXCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $198,424 · through 2023Largest: $74,201 to Superstars ITC Daycare & Learning C — child care food program
Largest: $12,500 to JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER — event support for 2022 kc superstar
Largest: $18,000 to Junior Service League of Hobbs Inc — spring super star shoe program + 2023 fall superstar shoe program
Central Indiana Community FoundationIndianapolis, INCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $20,000 · through 2023Largest: $10,000 to Helene G Simon Hillel Center at IU — campus superstar 2023
Largest: $2,500 to JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER OF KANSAS CITY — support for kc superstar 2023 in overland park, kansas, august 27, 2023. 202305-13848
Largest: $1,500 to HILLEL JUC — campus superstar 2024
Greater Cedar Rapids CommunityCedar Rapids, IACharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $8,714 · through 2023Largest: $8,714 to CEDAR RAPIDS COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT FOUNDATION — annual designated distribution to support special ed programing at junior and senior high school levels with preference to programs that support students with learning disabilities…
Innovia FoundationSpokane, WACharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $16,072 · through 2024Largest: $16,072 to Spokane Public Schools — restricted for the middle school stem superstar competition
Child Care of SouthwestFt Myers, FLCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $45,750 · through 2021Largest: $45,750 to ALL SUPERSTARS - NFM — child care food
Women'S Economic Self-SufficiencyAlbuquerque, NMCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $10,000 · through 2024Largest: $10,000 to SUPERSTARS PRESCHOOL LLC — ececd childcare gran
Veterans United FoundationColumbia, MOCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $15,000 · through 2022Largest: $15,000 to SUPERSTARS OF POINT — general program 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 →