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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 “upgrade”
Illinois Manufacturers' AssociationSpringfield, ILCharity · may take applications
266 matching grants · $7.5M · through 2024Largest: $449,350 to GENERAL MILLS INC — cover cost to deliver a structured training program(s) to upgrade the skills of their full-time employees
The Ahmanson FoundationBeverly Hills, CA
144 matching grants · $28.6M · through 2023Largest: $100,000 to SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COUNSELING CTR — toward crm upgrades and new cybersecurity audit (digital upgrade phase ii)
Largest: $400,000 to RAVEN RADIO KCAW COASTALASKA — radio translator upgrade
East Tennessee Clean Fuels CoalitionKnoxville, TNCharity · may take applications
108 matching grants · $4.6M · through 2024Largest: $535,695 to CLEAN FUELS OHIO — energy upgrades
Largest: $150,000 to FAYETTE CO COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCY INC — fcaa campus lighting upgrade
Largest: $386,660 to OCEAN STATE LIBRARIES — cybersecurity upgrades, people counters, touch screen monitors, and wifi project
Largest: $1.2M to CIVIC WORKS INC — to support the baltimore county age-friendly upgrades for seniors (bcause) program, an initiative that enables older adult homeowners to remain independent by providing home modifi…
Local Media FoundationLake City, MICharity · may take applications
38 matching grants · $3.1M · through 2024Largest: $394,720 to THE COLUMBIAN PUBLISHING COMPANY — stipends for journalism projects and technology upgrades for digital journalism
Largest: $28,917 to SKYHUBLINK SYSTEM — infrastructure upgrade for the skyhublink system in addition to portable repeater infrastructure to support events, and an upgrade for their main hub at a data center.
Behmann Brothers FoundationCorpus Christi, TX
34 matching grants · $147,100 · through 2024Largest: $10,500 to CORPUS CHRISTI METRO MINISTRIES INC — technology upgrade
Adventist Community Services NorthColumbia, MDCharity · may take applications
29 matching grants · $897,244 · through 2024Largest: $130,000 to SOUTH CENTRAL CONFERENCE — expansion and upgrades, water crisis
The John G and Marie Stella KenedyCorpus Christi, TXCharity · may take applications
26 matching grants · $998,200 · through 2024Largest: $100,000 to Most Holy Trinity School in El Paso — hvac and electrical system upgrades
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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 →