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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 “vales”
Where the money went
Largest: $8,000 to VALE HERITAGE REFLECTIONS MURAL SOCIETY — vale heritage mural
Lemert Ranch TrustArkansas City, KS
6 matching grants · $68,708 · through 2025Largest: $17,405 to CEDAR VALE USD 285 — scholarships financial aid
Largest: $20,500 to VALE SENIOR CITIZEN CENTER INC — vale senior center needed rennovations; older adult foot health
Largest: $200,000 to THE GREEN VALE SCHOOL — unrestricted general
Largest: $100,000 to GREEN VALE SCHOOL — to support education that instills confidence and competence, while promoting respect and responsibility as cornerstones for a lifetime of learning and global citizenship
Largest: $12,200 to GREEN VALE SCHOOL — promoting elementary & secondary education
River Vale Educational FundWoodcliff Lake, NJCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $740,431 · through 2024Largest: $308,786 to RIVER VALE BOARD OF EDUCATION — income and money raised by the river vale educational fund are invested back into the three public schools in the district. these investments include, but are not limited to, teach…
Largest: $5,000 to GREEN VALE SCHOOL — charitable event
Largest: $10,000 to Green Vale School — educational purposes
Marin Community FoundationNovato, CACharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $200,000 · through 2024Largest: $100,000 to CHOSEN VALE INC — support the together again campaign
Largest: $35,000 to THE GREEN VALE SCHOOL — help fund faculty salaries, curriculum development, student activities, financial aid, and facilities maintenance.
The Oregon Community FoundationPortland, ORCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $44,000 · through 2022Largest: $30,000 to Vale School District 84 — k12 education
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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 →