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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 “wire”

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Dane G Hansen Foundation → North Central Regional Planning Commission: $4.0M across 1 grant, latest 2024Allied Media Projects Inc → The Skoll Foundation: $1.2M across 1 grant, latest 2024Sarah Scaife Foundation Incorporated → Real Clear Foundation: $900K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Simons Foundation Inc → Johns Hopkins Univ Sch of Medicine: $225K across 2 grants, latest 2023United Way of Wisconsin Inc → Great Rivers United Way Inc: $193K across 2 grants, latest 2024Regional Arts & Culture Council → Live Wire Radio: $103K across 2 grants, latest 2022Marie Lamfrom Charitable Foundation → Live Wire Radio: $85K across 3 grants, latest 2024James F & Marion L Miller Foundation → Live Wire Radio Inc: $80K across 3 grants, latest 2024Joseph & Virginia Dibert Fdn Trust → Behind the Wire: $60K across 4 grants, latest 2025Robson Family Foundation → Behind the Wire: $18K across 4 grants, latest 2025The Aaron Copland Fund for Music Inc → Yarn Wire Inc: $15K across 2 grants, latest 2024Servant Foundation → Wired Human: $14K across 1 grant, latest 2023Allied Media Projects Inc → Ford Foundation: $809K across 1 grant, latest 2024The Simons Foundation Inc → King's College London: $147K across 1 grant, latest 2022Regional Arts & Culture Council → Live Wire Radio Inc: $41K across 1 grant, latest 2023Marie Lamfrom Charitable Foundation → Dance Wire: $38K across 2 grants, latest 2024James F & Marion L Miller Foundation → Dance Wire: $20K across 3 grants, latest 2024Dane G Hansen Foundation → Thomas Co Fair Board: $15K across 1 grant, latest 2023The Aaron Copland Fund for Music Inc → Yarn Wire Inc: $14K across 2 grants, latest 2022United Way of Wisconsin Inc → United Way Fox Cities Inc: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2024Servant Foundation → Wired Human: $8K across 1 grant, latest 2022The Simons Foundation Inc → Johns Hopkins University: $75K across 1 grant, latest 2024Servant Foundation → Birds On A Wire - Moms: $6K across 1 grant, latest 2023United Way of Wisconsin Inc → Impact Alcohol & Other Drug Abuse Services Inc: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2023Servant Foundation → Birds On A Wire - Moms: $6K across 1 grant, latest 2022Dane G Hansen Foundation: $4.0M on this topic. Open the funder.Dane G Hansen Foundation$4.0MAllied Media Projects Inc: $2.0M on this topic. Open the funder.Allied Media Projects Inc$2.0MSarah Scaife Foundation Incorporated: $900K on this topic. Open the funder.Sarah Scaife Foundation Incor…$900KThe Simons Foundation Inc: $447K on this topic. Open the funder.The Simons Foundation Inc$447KUnited Way of Wisconsin Inc: $208K on this topic. Open the funder.United Way of Wisconsin Inc$208KRegional Arts & Culture Council: $144K on this topic. Open the funder.Regional Arts & Culture Counc…$144KMarie Lamfrom Charitable Foundation: $123K on this topic. Open the funder.Marie Lamfrom Charitable Foun…$123KJames F & Marion L Miller Foundation: $100K on this topic. Open the funder.James F & Marion L Miller Fou…$100KJoseph & Virginia Dibert Fdn Trust: $60K on this topic. Open the funder.Joseph & Virginia Dibert Fdn…$60KServant Foundation: $33K on this topic. Open the funder.Servant Foundation$33KThe Aaron Copland Fund for Music Inc: $29K on this topic. Open the funder.The Aaron Copland Fund for Mu…$29KRobson Family Foundation: $18K on this topic. Open the funder.Robson Family Foundation$18KNorth Central Regional Planning Commission: received $4.0M on this topicNorth Central Regional Planning…$4.0MThe Skoll Foundation: received $1.2M on this topicThe Skoll Foundation$1.2MReal Clear Foundation: received $900K on this topicReal Clear Foundation$900KFord Foundation: received $809K on this topicFord Foundation$809KJohns Hopkins Univ Sch of Medicine: received $225K on this topicJohns Hopkins Univ Sch of Medic…$225KGreat Rivers United Way Inc: received $193K on this topicGreat Rivers United Way Inc$193KLive Wire Radio: received $188K on this topicLive Wire Radio$188KKing's College London: received $147K on this topicKing's College London$147KLive Wire Radio Inc: received $121K on this topicLive Wire Radio Inc$121KBehind the Wire: received $78K on this topicBehind the Wire$78KJohns Hopkins University: received $75K on this topicJohns Hopkins University$75KDance Wire: received $58K on this topicDance Wire$58KYarn Wire Inc: received $15K on this topicYarn Wire Inc$15KThomas Co Fair Board: received $15K on this topicThomas Co Fair Board$15KYarn Wire Inc: received $14K on this topicYarn Wire Inc$14KWired Human: received $14K on this topicWired Human$14KUnited Way Fox Cities Inc: received $10K on this topicUnited Way Fox Cities Inc$10KWired Human: received $8K on this topicWired Human$8KBirds On A Wire - Moms: received $6K on this topicBirds On A Wire - Moms$6KBirds On A Wire - Moms: received $6K on this topicBirds On A Wire - Moms$6KImpact Alcohol & Other Drug Abuse Services Inc: received $5K on this topicImpact Alcohol & Other Drug Abu…$5K
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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 →