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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 “tournaments”
Where the money went
Largest: $10,000 to LOUISIANA PIPELINERS ASSOCIATION — support toward recently held la pipeliners 1st annual bass tournament providing scholarships to students
Soboba Band of Luiseno IndiansSan Jacinto, CACharity · may take applications
40 matching grants · $531,635 · through 2024Largest: $29,385 to FRIENDS OF VALLEY-WIDE FOUNDATION — 2022 golf tournament beneficiary, autumn eleagance 2022/friends of valley wide found, the weekend golf tournament rscr0a0de-1
National Association forChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
37 matching grants · $565,786 · through 2024Largest: $13,729 to DETROIT URBAN DEBATE LEAGUE — national tournament local league grant/league network grantnational tournament loacal league grant, league network grant
Largest: $3,000 to Teamsters Local 773 — donations for joe wieder memorial scholarship golf tournament and silver sponsor of real men wear pink campaign
Largest: $5,000 to OSWEGO HEALTH FOUNDATION — oswego health golf tournament
Carolinas Golf FoundationSouthern Pines, NCCharity · may take applications
21 matching grants · $161,250 · through 2024Largest: $12,000 to FIRST TEE OF THE SANDHILLS — to help support their tournaments and programs
Michigan Student Assembly of the University of MichiganAnn Arbor, MICharity · may take applications
20 matching grants · $173,670 · through 2024Largest: $8,411 to MICHIGAN MEN'S VOLLEYBALL — hotels for tournaments gas reimbursements car rentals and hotels miva registration fees referee services for tournaments flights for nationals nationals registration fees
Largest: $10,000 to CT CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION — geno auriemma's geno for the kids golf tournament supporting the greatest need children's fund
Largest: $36,685 to BRYAN NATIONAL COLLEGIATE TOURNAMENT — bryan collegiate golf tournament
Largest: $15,100 to OUR LADY OF LEBANON — sponsorship of golf tournament to our lady's of lebanon
Largest: $30,000 to Education Reform Now Inc — 2024 kenny smith charity poker tournament
Largest: $337,800 to PHOENIX CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL FOUNDATION — golf tournament, ignite hope, power play, step up stop cancer sponsorship
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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 →