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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 “treads”
Where the money went
Community Foundation of NcwWenatchee, WACharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $145,457 · through 2024Largest: $116,526 to TREAD (TRAILS RECREATION EDUCATION ADVOCACY AND DEVELOPMENT) — various purposes as approved by cfncw board
Largest: $40,000 to TREAD OF PIONERS MUSEUM — for charitable and educational activities consistent with its tax-exempt status
The Sunderland FoundationOverland Park, KS
2 matching grants · $1.5M · through 2023Largest: $1.5M to ARBOR DAY FOUNDATION — global mission gallery & trail tread project
Largest: $10,000 to TOWN OF WESTFORD TREAD PROGRAM — town program support
Albuquerque Convention & Visitors BureauAlbuquerque, NMCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $30,000 · through 2024Largest: $10,000 to DAY OF THE TREAD — tourism grant for cycling events including bosque bone shaker gravel grinder and road rides showcasing albuquerque's trails and scenery.
Largest: $30,000 to TREAD COALITION — opertional support for tread lawnowner education and action center
Largest: $70,000 to TREAD LIGHTY INC — nonrestricted
Largest: $25,000 to THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS HEALTH SYSTEM — 2024 treads and threads
Overland Expo Foundation IncorporatedIndianapolis, INCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $35,000 · through 2024Largest: $20,000 to TREAD LIGHTLY INC — general support of organization's mission
Largest: $10,500 to TREAD LIGHTLY INC — to promote responsible recreation
American TrailsRedding, CACharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $74,643 · through 2024Largest: $74,643 to TREAD LIGHTLY INC — trail maintenance
Largest: $50,000 to CHEQUAMEGON AREA MOUNTAIN BIKE ASSOCIATION — project support for the makwa and dirt candy rehab. the makwa rehab initiative will involve 1.5 miles of machine work on rocky sections starting from south of h1 and working north …
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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 →