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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 “fame”

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Communities Foundation of Texas Inc → Texas Business Hall of Fame Foundation: $3.9M across 4 grants, latest 2024Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund → Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum Inc: $1.2M across 3 grants, latest 2024Leroy Neiman and Janet Byrne Neiman → Pro Football Hall of Fame: $908K across 95 grants, latest 2023American Electric Power Foundation → Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum Inc: $713K across 2 grants, latest 2023Walton Family Foundation Inc → National Inventors Hall of Fame Inc: $418K across 3 grants, latest 2024Gordon and Llura Gund Foundation → Greater Cleveland Sports Hall of Fame: $300K across 2 grants, latest 2023The Ayco Charitable Foundation → National Mining Hall of Fame and Museum: $186K across 3 grants, latest 2024Hb Fuller Company Foundation → National Inventors Hall of Fame Inc: $150K across 10 grants, latest 2023Alice L Walton Foundation → The National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame Inc: $100K across 4 grants, latest 2024Inasmuch Foundation → Oklahoma Hall of Fame: $91K across 4 grants, latest 2023Fash Foundation → Texas Trail of Fame: $75K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Chicago Community Trust → Santa Barbara Hillel: $60K across 2 grants, latest 2021Leroy Neiman and Janet Byrne Neiman → College Football Hall of Fame: $503K across 54 grants, latest 2023The Ayco Charitable Foundation → International Tennis Hall of Fame Incorporated: $148K across 3 grants, latest 2024Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund → Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame: $75K across 1 grant, latest 2024Inasmuch Foundation → Foundation for Oklahoma City Public Schools: $70K across 2 grants, latest 2022The Chicago Community Trust → Black Inventors Hall of Fame: $50K across 2 grants, latest 2021Communities Foundation of Texas Inc → Permian Basin Petroleum Museum Library and Hall of Fame: $39K across 4 grants, latest 2024Gordon and Llura Gund Foundation → Ohio Basketball Hall of Fame: $30K across 4 grants, latest 2025American Electric Power Foundation → National Inventors Hall of Fame Inc: $30K across 2 grants, latest 2023Alice L Walton Foundation → Arkansas Black Hall of Fame Foundation: $17K across 4 grants, latest 2024Walton Family Foundation Inc → Oklahoma Hall of Fame: $15K across 3 grants, latest 2024Fash Foundation → National Cowgirl Museum-Hall of Fame: $6K across 3 grants, latest 2024Leroy Neiman and Janet Byrne Neiman → World Chess Hall of Fame: $208K across 6 grants, latest 2022Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund → Texas Business Hall of Fame Foundation: $60K across 1 grant, latest 2023The Chicago Community Trust → Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum Inc: $41K across 3 grants, latest 2023Communities Foundation of Texas Inc → Texas Tennis Museum & Hall of Fame: $27K across 1 grant, latest 2021The Ayco Charitable Foundation → Automotive Hall of Fame Inc: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2022American Electric Power Foundation → National Football Museum Inc: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2024Gordon and Llura Gund Foundation → Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum: $20K across 4 grants, latest 2025Fash Foundation → Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame: $6K across 3 grants, latest 2024Inasmuch Foundation → University of Central Oklahoma Foundation: $5K across 2 grants, latest 2023Walton Family Foundation Inc → Arkansas Black Hall of Fame Foundation: $3K across 1 grant, latest 2024Communities Foundation of Texas Inc → International Tennis Hall of Fame Inc: $26K across 1 grant, latest 2024Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund → International Skydiving Museum & Hall of Fame: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2024The Chicago Community Trust → National Museum of Polo and Hall of Fame: $23K across 3 grants, latest 2022American Electric Power Foundation → Greater Canton Chamber of Commerce Foundation Inc: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2024Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund → Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Foundation Inc: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2023The Ayco Charitable Foundation → North Tonawanda Football Hall of Fame Inc: $17K across 2 grants, latest 2025The Ayco Charitable Foundation → National Football Fdn and College Hall of Fame Inc: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2024Inasmuch Foundation → Oklahoma Hispanic Institute: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2024Inasmuch Foundation → Friends of Northwest Classen High School Foundation: $3K across 1 grant, latest 2021Communities Foundation of Texas Inc: $4.0M on this topic. Open the funder.Communities Foundation of Tex…$4.0MLeroy Neiman and Janet Byrne Neiman: $1.6M on this topic. Open the funder.Leroy Neiman and Janet Byrne…$1.6MGs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund: $1.3M on this topic. Open the funder.Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy…$1.3MAmerican Electric Power Foundation: $788K on this topic. Open the funder.American Electric Power Found…$788KWalton Family Foundation Inc: $436K on this topic. Open the funder.Walton Family Foundation Inc$436KThe Ayco Charitable Foundation: $386K on this topic. Open the funder.The Ayco Charitable Foundation$386KGordon and Llura Gund Foundation: $350K on this topic. Open the funder.Gordon and Llura Gund Foundat…$350KInasmuch Foundation: $174K on this topic. Open the funder.Inasmuch Foundation$174KThe Chicago Community Trust: $173K on this topic. Open the funder.The Chicago Community Trust$173KHb Fuller Company Foundation: $150K on this topic. Open the funder.Hb Fuller Company Foundation$150KAlice L Walton Foundation: $117K on this topic. Open the funder.Alice L Walton Foundation$117KFash Foundation: $87K on this topic. Open the funder.Fash Foundation$87KTexas Business Hall of Fame Foundation: received $3.9M on this topicTexas Business Hall of Fame Fou…$3.9MRock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum Inc: received $1.9M on this topicRock and Roll Hall of Fame and…$1.9MPro Football Hall of Fame: received $908K on this topicPro Football Hall of Fame$908KCollege Football Hall of Fame: received $503K on this topicCollege Football Hall of Fame$503KNational Inventors Hall of Fame Inc: received $418K on this topicNational Inventors Hall of Fame…$418KGreater Cleveland Sports Hall of Fame: received $300K on this topicGreater Cleveland Sports Hall o…$300KWorld Chess Hall of Fame: received $208K on this topicWorld Chess Hall of Fame$208KNational Mining Hall of Fame and Museum: received $186K on this topicNational Mining Hall of Fame an…$186KNational Inventors Hall of Fame Inc: received $180K on this topicNational Inventors Hall of Fame…$180KInternational Tennis Hall of Fame Incorporated: received $148K on this topicInternational Tennis Hall of Fa…$148KThe National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame Inc: received $100K on this topicThe National Cowgirl Museum and…$100KOklahoma Hall of Fame: received $91K on this topicOklahoma Hall of Fame$91KTexas Trail of Fame: received $75K on this topicTexas Trail of Fame$75KNaismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame: received $75K on this topicNaismith Memorial Basketball Ha…$75KFoundation for Oklahoma City Public Schools: received $70K on this topicFoundation for Oklahoma City Pu…$70KSanta Barbara Hillel: received $60K on this topicSanta Barbara Hillel$60KBlack Inventors Hall of Fame: received $50K on this topicBlack Inventors Hall of Fame$50KRock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum Inc: received $41K on this topicRock and Roll Hall of Fame and…$41KPermian Basin Petroleum Museum Library and Hall of Fame: received $39K on this topicPermian Basin Petroleum Museum…$39KOhio Basketball Hall of Fame: received $30K on this topicOhio Basketball Hall of Fame$30KTexas Tennis Museum & Hall of Fame: received $27K on this topicTexas Tennis Museum & Hall of F…$27KInternational Tennis Hall of Fame Inc: received $26K on this topicInternational Tennis Hall of Fa…$26KAutomotive Hall of Fame Inc: received $25K on this topicAutomotive Hall of Fame Inc$25KNational Football Museum Inc: received $25K on this topicNational Football Museum Inc$25KInternational Skydiving Museum & Hall of Fame: received $25K on this topicInternational Skydiving Museum…$25KNational Museum of Polo and Hall of Fame: received $23K on this topicNational Museum of Polo and Hal…$23KArkansas Black Hall of Fame Foundation: received $20K on this topicArkansas Black Hall of Fame Fou…$20KRock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum: received $20K on this topicRock and Roll Hall of Fame and…$20KGreater Canton Chamber of Commerce Foundation Inc: received $20K on this topicGreater Canton Chamber of Comme…$20KRock & Roll Hall of Fame Foundation Inc: received $20K on this topicRock & Roll Hall of Fame Founda…$20KNorth Tonawanda Football Hall of Fame Inc: received $17K on this topicNorth Tonawanda Football Hall o…$17KOklahoma Hall of Fame: received $15K on this topicOklahoma Hall of Fame$15KNational Football Fdn and College Hall of Fame Inc: received $10K on this topicNational Football Fdn and Colle…$10KNational Cowgirl Museum-Hall of Fame: received $6K on this topicNational Cowgirl Museum-Hall of…$6KTexas Cowboy Hall of Fame: received $6K on this topicTexas Cowboy Hall of Fame$6KUniversity of Central Oklahoma Foundation: received $5K on this topicUniversity of Central Oklahoma…$5KOklahoma Hispanic Institute: received $5K on this topicOklahoma Hispanic Institute$5KFriends of Northwest Classen High School Foundation: received $3K on this topicFriends of Northwest Classen Hi…$3K
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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 →