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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 “decorative”
Where the money went
Largest: $105,000 to DECORATIVE ARTS CENTER OF OHIO — maintenance & repair of reese-peters house
Largest: $14,500 to ROBERT W WOODRUFF ARTS CENTER INC - HIGH MUSEUM — directors level giving, photography, and decorative arts
Largest: $329,000 to MAINSTREET OF FREMONT — holiday decorations and summer flower pots and bumpouts
Largest: $10,000 to Wing Luke Museum — genereal support fine and decorative arts
Largest: $25,000 to FRIENDS OF THE MUSEE DES ARTS DECORATIFS — promote the decorative arts
Women'S Business Development CenterChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
5 matching grants · $90,000 · through 2023Largest: $20,000 to TREND PAINTING & DECORATING INC — small business assistance grants
Largest: $25,000 to DECORATIVE ARTS TRUST — general operating
Largest: $25,000 to THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART — department of greek and roman art and department of european sculpture and decorative arts
Orange County Community FoundationIrvine, CACharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $70,300 · through 2024Largest: $30,000 to DECORATIVE ARTS SOCIETY — community improvement and development
The Chicago Community TrustChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $95,000 · through 2023Largest: $40,000 to Friends of the Villa Terrace Decorative Arts Museum Ltd — general support for programs, operations and other charitable purposes
Largest: $550,000 to CHILDRENS HEALTHCARE OF ATLANTA FOUNDATION — desig for the aflac canc & blood disord cntr, cntr holiday fun kits & holiday room; decorating kits; support dr. kristen williams' research in high-risk leukemia/lymphoma
National Council for CommunityNew York, NYCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $37,500 · through 2024Largest: $12,500 to MIMO DECOR INC — economic recovery grant
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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 →