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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 “usse”
Where the money went
The Community Foundation forJacksonville, FLCharity · may take applications
10 matching grants · $805,000 · through 2024Largest: $250,000 to JACKSONVILLE HISTORIC NAVAL SHIP ASSOCIATION — in support of general operating expenses, including those associated with the forced move of uss orleck (dd-886) to the shipyard's navy pier (aka "pier 1") and/or in support of fin…
Lorraine F Bertsch and Fred S Bertsch Jr FoundationWhitehall, MI
8 matching grants · $46,000 · through 2025Largest: $7,000 to USS Silversides Museum — donation for operating expenses of uss silversides museum
The San Diego FoundationSan Diego, CACharity · may take applications
6 matching grants · $769,187 · through 2024Largest: $250,000 to USS MIDWAY FOUNDATION — development of freedom park at navy pier
Uss Midway MuseumSan Diego, CACharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $1.5M · through 2024Largest: $10,000 to USS Lexington Museum — sponsor scholarship
United States Naval Service PersonnelHillsborough Township, NJ
3 matching grants · $130,000 · through 2024Largest: $50,000 to COMMANDING OFFICER USS NEW YORK LPD-21 EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE FUND — scholarship/educational assistance
Tin Can SailorsSomerset, MACharity · may take applications
6 matching grants · $60,400 · through 2021Largest: $10,200 to USS KIDD COMMISSION — ship restoration
Pacific Fleet Submarine Memorial AssocHonolulu, HICharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $85,211 · through 2024Largest: $52,000 to DOLPHIN SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION — beginning with the 2025/26 academic year, the dolphin scholarship foundation (dsf) administers the uss bowfin memorial scholarship program. the funds provided in 2024 will fund sch…
Intrepid Museum FoundationNew York, NYCharity · may take applications
5 matching grants · $38,000 · through 2023Largest: $8,000 to HOME PORT ALLIANCE FOR THE USS NEW JERSEY INC — to share collections and resources to be included in neh full muster interpretive and educational materials; contribute professional expertise to the project by providing feedback …
California Credit UnionGlendale, CACharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $47,500 · through 2024Largest: $17,500 to USS MIDWAY MUSEUM — in support of midway's stem field trip program and the no child left ashore scholarship fund.
Largest: $1.0M to USS CONSTITUTION MUSEUM INC — communications and it infrastructure upgrades
Largest: $50,000 to USS MASSACHUSETTS MEMORIAL COMMITTEE INC — unrestricted charitable gift
National Fish and Wildlife FoundationWashington, DCCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $1.8M · through 2023Largest: $1.5M to USS NORTH CAROLINA BATTLESHIP COMMISSION — nc shoreline and marsh habitat restoration
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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 →