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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 “owen”
Where the money went
Owen County Community FoundationSpencer, INCharity · may take applications
22 matching grants · $468,237 · through 2024Largest: $74,406 to OWEN COUNTY FAMILY YMCA — to further the exempt purpose of the organization
Largest: $35,000 to UNC AT WILMINGTON FOUNDATION — owen g. kenan fellowship endowment
The Community Foundation of MiddleNashville, TNCharity · may take applications
10 matching grants · $105,900 · through 2024Largest: $5,000 to VANDERBILT OWEN GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT — to support the mission of the owen school
Largest: $70,112 to GRADY OWENS — educational scholarship
Largest: $48,035 to Emory University — scholarships for jenny fierro ($13,384), oscar gomez nava ($5,000), aileen gayle gopez ($5,000), solangie hipolito ($1,700), unique mackey ($7,390), alexa melendez ($5,000), owen o…
Largest: $42,362 to OWEN GAST — scholarship grants for undergraduate study
United Negro College FundWashington, DCCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $3.5M · through 2024Largest: $1.0M to LEMOYNE OWEN COLLEGE — grants & scholarships, tech assist, area office joint campaign
The Owen FoundationMilledgeville, GA
6 matching grants · $80,000 · through 2024Largest: $20,000 to UNIVERSITY OF SC EDUCATIONAL FUND — n.r. owen scholarship fund
C K Blandin FoundationGrand Rapids, MN
8 matching grants · $16,500 · through 2024Largest: $3,050 to SCHEDIN OWEN — scholarship - regents of the university of minnesota
Largest: $10,000 to TRENTON OWENS — university of wisconsin - madison college scholarship
Largest: $5,000 to Owen Kidd - University of Toledo — scholarship recipient
Fred T & Maxine Humes MemorialNorth Manchester, IN
6 matching grants · $37,157 · through 2023Largest: $10,000 to OWEN DUFF — college scholarship
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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 →