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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 “televison”
Where the money went
William S Paley FoundationJefferson Valley, NY
3 matching grants · $1.5M · through 2024Largest: $507,248 to THE PALEY CENTER FOR MEDIA — paley televison festival
Largest: $50,000 to KQED — to provide public radio, televison, and independent reporting on issues that matter to the bay area.
Largest: $25,000 to KCPT- PUBLIC TELEVISON 19 INC — unrestricted general
Largest: $15,000 to DETROIT PUBLIC TV — public televison
Largest: $12,000 to KNPB Public Televison — operating grant for the arts
Largest: $200,000 to ENTERTAINMENT COMMUNITY FUND — supporting film and televison workerssupporting hollywood writers
Largest: $3,000 to ETERNAL WORLD TELEVISON — general charitable purposes
Largest: $1,000 to OKLAHOMA EDUCATIONAL TELEVISON AUTHORITY — help fund ordinary activities
Chittenden Community TelevisionBurlington, VTCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $45,000 · through 2023Largest: $45,000 to Brattleboro Community Televison Inc — fund operations
C K Blandin FoundationGrand Rapids, MN
1 matching grant · $15,000 · through 2024Largest: $15,000 to NORTHERN MINNESOTA PUBLIC TELEVISON INC — operating support for programming and services in the northern rural region of minnesota.
Largest: $2,000 to ETERNAL WORLD TELEVISON NETWORK — charitable donation
Largest: $1,000 to Arizona PBS — public televison
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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 →