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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 “woodshop”
Where the money went
Largest: $30,000 to ST MICHAEL'S WOODSHOP INC — operating expenses and salary support
Largest: $10,000 to Hatch Inc — woodshop training
Rochester Area Community FoundationRochester, NYCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $20,000 · through 2023Largest: $10,000 to ST MICHAEL'S WOODSHOP — for general support
Largest: $6,000 to CENTRE FOR ARTS AND ARTISTS — woodshop wiring and clayroom
Largest: $20,000 to New Life Furniture Bank — funding for volunteer-led woodshop creating furniture for families moving out of homelessness
Largest: $32,000 to ST MICHAEL'S WOODSHOP — programming expansion
Gulf Coast Economic Development DistrictHouston, TXCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $30,000 · through 2022Largest: $30,000 to Cedar Creek Woodshop — it's a grant from fortbend county that were issued to local businesses through gcedd to cover expenses such as costs of working capital, payroll, accounts payable, rent, mortgages,…
Largest: $15,000 to VECTOR SPACE — dust collection system for woodshop
Duke UniversityDurham, NCCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $14,000 · through 2024Largest: $14,000 to BULL CITY WOODSHOP — community support
Largest: $10,000 to The Bull City Woodshop — restricted capacity & infrastructure support
Arvest FoundationBentonville, AR
1 matching grant · $10,000 · through 2024Largest: $10,000 to Emergent Arts — to assist with new sidewalk to woodshop & art studio, expand ada doorway to art studio, and plumbing upgrades.
Berrien Community FoundationSt Joseph, MICharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $10,000 · through 2022Largest: $10,000 to ST JOSEPH-LINCOLN SENIOR CITIZEN CENTER — general support, woodshop
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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 →