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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 “visitors”
Where the money went
Global Ties USWashington, DCCharity · may take applications
214 matching grants · $32.4M · through 2023Largest: $285,223 to SAN ANTONIO COUNCIL FOR INTERNATIONAL VISITORS — implementation of the international visitors leadership program
Largest: $2.2M to RECTOR AND VISITORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA THE — enteric and diarrheal diseases
Largest: $3.5M to STATE OF NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF DIVISION OF STATE PARKS — valley of fire visitor center
Greater Morgantown Convention & VisitorsMorgantown, WVCharity · may take applications
16 matching grants · $250,430 · through 2025Largest: $31,990 to WEST VIRGINIA SECONDARY SCHOOL ACTIVITIES COMMISSION — to enhance the quality of existing events and activities and assist existing organizations in expanding and attracting new events and visitors 50 or more miles outside of monongali…
Largest: $7,500 to RECTOR & VISITORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA — general & unrestricted
Cystic Fibrosis FoundationBethesda, MDCharity · may take applications
10 matching grants · $2.8M · through 2024Largest: $318,437 to The Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia — clinical research study
The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift FundNew York, NYCharity · may take applications
8 matching grants · $3.2M · through 2024Largest: $1.2M to RECTOR & VISITORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA — scholarships & financial aid
Community InitiativesOakland, CACharity · may take applications
10 matching grants · $5.5M · through 2024Largest: $44,600 to NATIONAL PARK SERVICE - TULE LAKE NATL MONUMENT — visitor center completion
Largest: $500,000 to THE DETROIT INSTITUTE OF ARTS — to attract new audiences and deliver an engaging visitor experience through enhancements to the museum's tech infrastructure and resulting digital experiences.
Largest: $2.4M to REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA — to support strategic efforts to enhance visitor experience at the public science center.
Largest: $100,000 to CITY OF WINTERSET — winterset park and recreation has commissioned the design of a large all-inclusive playground at winterset city park through a request for proposals (rfp) process to replace the cu…
Largest: $168,000 to MOUNT WASHINGTON COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION — to improve emerald view park's ecology and visitor experience by restoring habitat, managing views, conducting a vegetation management study, and maintaining trails
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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 →