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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 “cuture”
Where the money went
Largest: $5,000 to CHAPMAN CUTURAL CENTER — general operating support
American Indian Youth Running StrongAlexandria, VACharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $1.1M · through 2023Largest: $591,300 to BRAVE HEART SOCIETY — cutural support
The American Ireland Fund (Dba theBoston, MACharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $412,000 · through 2022Largest: $257,000 to IRISH ARTS CENTER — arts & cuture
Largest: $25,000 to OCEAN REEF CUTURE CENTER — general operating
Association of Charles Evans Housing FoundationNew York, NY
2 matching grants · $38,000 · through 2023Largest: $25,000 to APEX ART CUTURAL PROGRAM INC — charitable giving
Ll Foundation for YouthSherman Oaks, CA
1 matching grant · $50,000 · through 2025Largest: $50,000 to JAPANESE AMERICAN CUTURAL & COMMUNITY CENTER — charitable contributions
Largest: $1,334 to BIKEHOUSTON — arts, cuture and humanities operating support
Peace Development FundAmherst, MACharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $100,000 · through 2022Largest: $100,000 to Sacred Bundle Inc — cutural activism
Largest: $35,000 to PENN CENTER INC — p.a.c.e program for academics and cutural enrichment summer initative
Largest: $20,000 to MARYLAND CENTER FOR HISTORY AND CUTURE — program support
Market Lubbock Economic DevelopmentLubbock, TXCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $41,792 · through 2021Largest: $41,792 to MVSC PROPERTY MANAGEMENT — to assist with the development of a cutural arts foundation to promote lubbock arts and artists in texas and across the country.
Largest: $18,000 to PHILADELPHIA MUSIC ALLIANCE — entertainment and cutural services
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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 →