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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 “wilson”
Where the money went
Largest: $24,000 to JEWISH VOCATIONAL SERVICE — to be added to the a. charles wilson and betty s. wilson scholarship fund.
Largest: $767,000 to Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars — for continued support for the wilson china fellowship program for early career scholars
Largest: $2.0M to Ralph Wilson Park Conservancy — ralph wilson park conservancy: organizational capacity & future sustainability
Largest: $10,000 to WILSON COUNTY LIBRARY SYSTEM — support public libraries in wilson county
Largest: $43,999 to University of Oregon — scholarships for abdinasir hussein (2,444), azusena rosales suares (5,000), darian wilson (8,334), johana amani (5,000), justice english (3,221), lisa amani (8,334), makayla agnew …
Largest: $231,934 to DAISY WILSON ARTIST COMMUNITY INC — toward restoration of the august wilson house
North Carolina Community FoundationRaleigh, NCCharity · may take applications
23 matching grants · $696,031 · through 2024Largest: $5,200 to WILSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC — community colleges - scholarships
The Community Foundation of MiddleNashville, TNCharity · may take applications
22 matching grants · $374,459 · through 2024Largest: $57,607 to INSPIRITUS INC — to repair homes affected by the march 2021 flood that affected wilson county. these funds provide support for both staff support and direct expenses related to homes on wilson coun…
Largest: $9,000 to WILSON YOUTH UNITED (THE SPOT) — community outreach
Largest: $125,000 to DAISY WILSON ARTIST COMMUNITY INC — to support operations and programs as the august wilson house plans its opening in april 2022
Largest: $174,887 to University of Maine — scholarships continued - a theriault, w therrien, a thomas, j thompson, a thornton, j thorpe, m tidd, j todaro, a todd, l towers, h tracy, h tracy, h tripp, k tripp, g true, a tuck…
Catholic Charities of LouisvilleLouisville, KYCharity · may take applications
12 matching grants · $71.9M · through 2024Largest: $32.5M to KENTUCKY REFUGEE MINISTRIES INC — refugee social services, elderly services, refugee school impact, youth mentoring programs, kentucky wilson fish alternative & refugee cash and medical programs
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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 →