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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 “mittens”
Where the money went
Largest: $22,000 to HATS AND MITTENS — general uses and purposes
Canton Community FoundationCanton, MICharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $41,031 · through 2024Largest: $15,500 to MITTENS FOR DETROIT — operating expenses
Albert W Cherne FoundationFountain Hills, AZ
3 matching grants · $20,000 · through 2025Largest: $10,000 to HATS & MITTENS ASSOCIATION — program support
Community Fdn of Greater Des MoinesDes Moines, IACharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $25,500 · through 2024Largest: $8,500 to LUCKY LEPRECHAUNS — grant distribution for plymouth county coat drive - coats, hats, mittens
Largest: $250,000 to MOTOR CITY MITTEN MISSION — operations support
Largest: $3,500 to MOTOR CITY MITTEN MISSION — program support
Largest: $3,500 to HATS & MITTENS — purchase of hats & mittens
Motown SoupUtica, MICharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $21,000 · through 2024Largest: $13,000 to MOTOR CITY MITTEN MISSION — food assistance
Pm FoundationFort Lauderdale, FL
2 matching grants · $20,000 · through 2024Largest: $10,000 to MOTOR CITY MITTENS MISSIONS — support for homelessness
Largest: $8,391 to SUB FOR SANTA — coats,mittens & hats
Re Olds FoundationEast Lansing, MI
2 matching grants · $13,500 · through 2024Largest: $10,000 to MITTEN MISFITS FARM SANCTUARY — project - safer pastures fencing
Largest: $7,500 to MOTOR CITY MITTEN MISSION — mcmm street outreach
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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 →