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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 “prairie”
Where the money went
National Fish and Wildlife FoundationWashington, DCCharity · may take applications
43 matching grants · $16.9M · through 2023Largest: $286,210 to COASTAL PRAIRIE CONSERVANCY — grassland conservation for coastal prairie birds
Illinois Clean Energy Community FoundationChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
20 matching grants · $48.1M · through 2023Largest: $25,000 to Prairie Preservation Society Of Ogle County — stewardship of sand ridge prairie
Prairie Meadows Race Track and CasinoAltoona, IACharity · may take applications
17 matching grants · $1.1M · through 2024Largest: $91,250 to Iowa College Foundation — prairie meadows scholarship program
West Central InitiativeFergus Falls, MNCharity · may take applications
16 matching grants · $728,123 · through 2024Largest: $296,433 to PRAIRIE ROSE AGRICULTURE INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH INNOVATION AND EDUCATION — disbursement of funds-prairie; small farm incubation; congolese comm. garden; lease
Communities Foundation of TexasDallas, TXCharity · may take applications
18 matching grants · $327,294 · through 2024Largest: $60,000 to PRAIRIE LEA INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT — this grant is designated for general support.
Arvest FoundationBentonville, AR
9 matching grants · $67,000 · through 2024Largest: $2,000 to Prairie Grove School District — to support two scholarships: $1,000 for a community scholarship to a prairie grove senior and $1,000 for a junior bank board scholarship to a prairie grove senior.
Largest: $286,000 to NATIONAL MATH AND SCIENCE INITIATIVE - GRAND PRAIRIE ISD — educational institutions-operation funds, building funds, and scholarships.
Largest: $15,000 to GRAND PRAIRIE YMCA — charitable gift
The US Charitable Gift TrustBoston, MACharity · may take applications
14 matching grants · $245,903 · through 2024Largest: $77,400 to Grace Church of Eden Prairie — for recipient's exempt purpose
Southwest Initiative FoundationHutchinson, MNCharity · may take applications
13 matching grants · $302,094 · through 2024Largest: $10,311 to PRAIRIE HOME HOSPICE AND COMMUNITY CARE — fiscal year 2023 disbursements - prairie home hospice marshall
Greater Cedar Rapids CommunityCedar Rapids, IACharity · may take applications
10 matching grants · $397,154 · through 2024Largest: $17,656 to PRAIRIE SCHOOL FOUNDATION — high school post prom event support, annual designated distribution for scholarships, support special ed programing at junior and senior high school levels with preference to progr…
Largest: $55,000 to ILLINOIS PRAIRIE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION — support of operations
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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 →