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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 “candles”
Where the money went
Largest: $35,000 to CANDLES HOLOCAUST MUSEUM AND EDUCATION CENTER — to provide scholarships to students participating in the 2024 trip to poland
Largest: $149,093 to CANDLES INC — charitable support of programs and services
Largest: $5,000 to CANDLE LIGHTERS — community grant
Community Foundation of the QuincyQuincy, ILCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $2.2M · through 2023Largest: $2.0M to CROSS INTERNATIONAL — light a single candl
Light a Candle Dominican RepublicNaples, FLCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $449,946 · through 2024Largest: $399,082 to LIGHT A CANDLE FOUNDATION — to further or mission in the dr
Largest: $2,500 to Candles Holocaust Museum — contribution for general operations
Largest: $1,800 to LIGHT THE CANDLE INTERNATIONAL — donations to colleges, universities and other organizations under "matching gifts program."
Ryan Wolfe Kossar FoundationEast Rutherford, NJCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $113,861 · through 2023Largest: $60,000 to FIRST CANDLE — provide education for safe sleep
Largest: $25,000 to CANDLES Holocaust Museum — general operating expenses
Dayton Foundation DepositoryDayton, OHCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $60,448 · through 2024Largest: $34,698 to ST GEORGE'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH — general support and altar guild candles
Largest: $75,000 to CANDLE LIGHTERS CHILDHOOD CANCER — exempt purpose of organization
The Indianapolis FoundationIndianapolis, INCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $45,500 · through 2024Largest: $37,500 to CANDLES Holocaust Museum & Educ Center — an evening of light 2024
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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 →