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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 “vault”
Where the money went
Largest: $1.1M to FAITH REGIONAL HEALTH SERVICES FOUNDATION — varian trubeam radiotherapy system & vault-$500,000ion machine-$600,000
Largest: $198,000 to JEFFERSON COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC — jefferson college student scholarships and vikings' vault food pantry
Vassar CollegePoughkeepsie, NYCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $249,129 · through 2024Largest: $101,230 to CLIMATE VAULT INC — grant to support the organization's mission
Largest: $41,500 to UNIVERSITY OF WA BOTANIC GARDENS — miller seed vault; washington rare plant care & conservation program.
The Michael and Karen Stone Family FoundationWilmington, DE
3 matching grants · $45,000 · through 2024Largest: $20,000 to CLIMATE VAULT INC — general & unrestricted
Triangle Community FoundationDurham, NCCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $36,000 · through 2024Largest: $15,000 to AMERICAN VAULTING ASSOCIATION — recreatn/sports
Tulsa Community FoundationTulsa, OKCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $34,500 · through 2024Largest: $15,000 to THE VAULT COMMUNITY CENTER — general operations
Tides FoundationSan Francisco, CACharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $123,051 · through 2024Largest: $64,055 to CLIMATE VAULT INC — sustainable environment
Largest: $200,000 to WARREN CONNER DEVELOPMENT COALITION INC DBA EASTSIDE COMMUNITY NETWORK — vaulted youth
Largest: $50,000 to MICROBIOTA VAULT INC — in support of developing a comprehensive catalog of the world's microbiomes, including from fermented foods, in coordination with the periodic table of food initiative
Largest: $10,000 to TUSCARAWAS VALLEY TROJAN BOOSTER CLUB — pole vault mats
Largest: $9,500 to FLAGSTAFF HIGH SCHOOL — pole vault camp
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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 →