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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 “upkeep”
Where the money went
The Philadelphia FoundationPhiladelphia, PACharity · may take applications
11 matching grants · $5.0M · through 2024Largest: $4.8M to STC OPCP LLC DBA ST CHRISTOPHER'S HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN — upkeep, maintenance & operations
Largest: $220,850 to ST VINCENT DEPAUL SOCIETY — support and upkeep of
Largest: $10,750 to MONROEVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY — upkeep, books
Largest: $5,089 to DIOCESE OF EASTON — general care & upkeep of
Largest: $3,608 to PROSPECT HILL CEMETERY — upkeep & maintenance of
Largest: $25,000 to Narragansett Historical Society — upkeep and maintenance of
The Chicago Community TrustChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
5 matching grants · $8.9M · through 2022Largest: $2.4M to University of Utah — support for red butte garden and arboretum as follows: a minimum of $25,000 for maintenance and upkeep of the water conservation garden. support for school programs manager salary …
Greater Cedar Rapids CommunityCedar Rapids, IACharity · may take applications
7 matching grants · $663,918 · through 2024Largest: $242,936 to STATE UNIVERSITY OF IA FOUNDATION AKA UNIVERSITY OF IOWA CENTER FOR ADVANCE — our own words: smith center teen writers' workshop, general support: iowa football facility fund, event support: greg lamb international bus studies fund, event support: heart frie…
Friends Development FundOskaloosa, IACharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $204,002 · through 2025Largest: $55,054 to Iowa Yearly Meeting of Friends — church extension $25,653. retired ministers and missionaries support $19,153, missions $3,334, leadership development $2,517, educational scholarships $1,570, mesquakie friends in …
Largest: $16,000 to RAMAH DAROM — general upkeep
Veterans of Foreign WarsElk Grove, CACharity · may take applications
5 matching grants · $635,640 · through 2024Largest: $269,452 to VFW DEPARTMENT OF CA FOUNDATION — general support for cemetary upkeep and activities for veterans, families & community.
The Community Foundation for Greater NewNew Haven, CTCharity · may take applications
6 matching grants · $95,563 · through 2024Largest: $32,429 to WHITNEYVILLE CULTURAL COMMONS — upkeep of the whitneyville congregational church
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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 →