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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 “nmaahc”
Where the money went
Largest: $200,000 to SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION — donation to suppor the nmaahc mission
Largest: $50,000 to SMITHSONIAN - NMAAHC — general donation
Visa FoundationSan Francisco, CA
3 matching grants · $600,000 · through 2023Largest: $200,000 to SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION — to support the nmaahc mission
National Film Preservation FoundationSan Francisco, CACharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $56,720 · through 2024Largest: $29,590 to NMAAHC Smithsonian Inst — film preservation
Largest: $1,000 to SMITHSONIAN NMAAHC — general operations
Largest: $5,000 to NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY AND CULTURE (NMAAHC) — to promote the understanding of american history through the lens of the african american experience
Largest: $1,000 to NMAAHC - SMITHSONIAN — charitable purpose of recipient
Largest: $1,000 to SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION (NMAAHC) — general operating purpose
Grand Chapter of Delta Sigma ThetaWashington, DCCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $100,000 · through 2021Largest: $100,000 to DELAWARE STATE UNIVERSITY — to support the nmaahc mission
The Nararo FoundationPhiladelphia, PA
1 matching grant · $5,000 · through 2023Largest: $5,000 to SMITHSONIAN NMAAHC — unrestricted grant for donee's exempt purpose.
Largest: $5,223 to SMITHSONIAN NMAAHC — matching gifts
Largest: $2,000 to NMAAHC — matching gift for board members & employees
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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 →