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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 “candlelight”
Where the money went
Care Camps FoundationBillings, MTCharity · may take applications
9 matching grants · $95,800 · through 2024Largest: $15,000 to Candlelighters of El Paso — grant to provide assistance for children with cancer to go to camp
Largest: $15,000 to CANDLELIGHTERS FOR CHILDHOOD CANCER — candlelighters scholarship fund
Largest: $40,000 to CANDLELIGHTERS OF THE EL PASO AREA — 2024 emergency financial assistance program
Largest: $275,203 to CANDLELIGHTERS NYC INC — general tax exempt purposes
Haymakers for HopeWellesley, MACharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $80,303 · through 2024Largest: $39,648 to CANDLELIGHTERS NYC — to aid candlelighters nyc in their mission
Largest: $49,800 to CANDLELIGHT RANCH — camp glimmer summer 2023 activities
Largest: $35,000 to Candlelight Ranch Foundation — assistance funding children in nature offering therapeutic, educational and recreational opportunities
Largest: $350,000 to CANDLELIGHTERS CHILDHOOD CANCER FOUNDATION OF NEVADA — general operations
Largest: $20,000 to CANDLELIGHTERS — support children affected by childhood cancer
Olympia Companies Southern HighlandsLas Vegas, NVCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $490,000 · through 2024Largest: $220,000 to CANDLELIGHTERS FOR CHILDHOOD CANCER — to help support the organization's charitable purpose
Greater Houston Community FoundationHouston, TXCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $320,530 · through 2024Largest: $123,250 to CANDLELIGHTERS CHILDHOOD CANCER FAMILY ALLIANCE — human services
The Albertsons Companies FoundationPleasanton, CACharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $160,000 · through 2021Largest: $50,000 to CANDLELIGHTERS OF EL PASO INC — cancer prevention and treatment
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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 →