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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 “wbur”
Where the money went
The Chicago Community TrustChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $763,200 · through 2022Largest: $366,000 to Trustees of Boston University — support for questrom undergraduate school of business, general operating support for wbur, general operating support. support for wbur city space building installment. in support o…
Largest: $100,000 to WBUR(TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY) — general operating
Ploughshares FoundationHighland Park, IL
4 matching grants · $107,000 · through 2025Largest: $35,000 to WBUR RADIO STATION FUND — $25,000 for news and special coverage
Largest: $10,000 to WBUR — the campaign for wbur (donor fund)
Largest: $600,000 to WBUR — program support
Largest: $335,000 to (88) TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY — arts & creativity: to support wburs arts & culture program
Largest: $265,000 to WBUR BOSTON — charitable gift
John and Golda Cohen TrustBrookline Village, MA
4 matching grants · $60,000 · through 2024Largest: $20,000 to WBUR Boston University Radio — donation togeneralfund
Largest: $2,000 to WBUR Public Radio — support ongoing activities of organization
Largest: $10,500 to 909 WBUR — general purpose grant
Largest: $6,240 to WBUR — unrestricted gift
Nellie Mae Education FoundationQuincy, MACharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $112,000 · through 2023Largest: $62,000 to THE WBUR GROUP - BOSTON UNIVERSITY (TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY) — wbur core support for education programming '23
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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 →