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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 “waterworks”
Where the money went
Largest: $15,000 to WATERWORKS ART MUSEUM — fund concrete repair and new roofing
Orange County Parks FoundationIrvine, CACharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $608,041 · through 2024Largest: $222,234 to IRVINE RANCH CONSERVANCY — to support conservation and land management programs conducted by irvine ranch conservancy, help improve parking lot, restroom, trailhead access, signage and wayfinding for waterwo…
Largest: $190,092 to CITY OF NORWOOD — support for cypress and waterworks parks.
Clarke County Development CorporationOsceola, IACharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $788,881 · through 2024Largest: $314,061 to OSCEOLA MUNICIPAL WATERWORKS — community development
Foundation for the CarolinasCharlotte, NCCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $95,580 · through 2024Largest: $37,680 to WATERWORKS VISUAL ARTS CENTER INC — charitable gift
Largest: $90,000 to CENTRAL IOWA WATERWORKS TRAIL PROJECT — trail project
Largest: $15,417 to NEW ENGLAND WATERWORKS — unrestricted general
Largest: $7,500 to WATERWORKS VISUAL ARTS CENTER INC — art for all: engage. connect. participate
Largest: $1,000 to WATERWORKS PLAYERS — general support of the arts
Community Fdn of Greater Des MoinesDes Moines, IACharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $85,000 · through 2023Largest: $75,000 to WILLIAM G STOWE FOUNDATION — grant distribution: drake university and des moines waterworks jordan weber project
Largest: $4,000 to WATERWORKS ART MUSEUM — general operating support
Largest: $3,500 to WaterWorks Art Museum — cultural/community support
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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 →