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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.
4 funders with a record of paying for “supplieseducational”
Where the money went
Largest: $22,914 to Flora Community School — student field tripsclassroom supplieseducational projects
Union County 4h and Youth Development FoundationMonroe, NCCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $21,236 · through 2025Largest: $21,236 to UNION COUNTY 4H — supplieseducation and camps for 4h
Largest: $54,000 to FRIENDS OF THE ROSAMOND GIFFORD ZOO AT BURNET PARK — operational expenses,equipment and supplieseducation and conservation
Largest: $4,000 to IMMANUEL LUTHERAN SCHOOL — educational supplieseducational supplies
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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 →