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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 “reel”
Where the money went
The San Diego FoundationSan Diego, CACharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $122,700 · through 2024Largest: $63,700 to FAMILY LIFE TIME SOLUTIONS — production of mental health reels
Largest: $12,500 to Reel East Texas Film Festival — general - operations
Largest: $200,000 to REEL WORKS — general operating support
Largest: $7,500 to CREATE REEL CHANGE CBA MENTAL HEALTHY UTAH — general donation for operating purposes
The New York Community TrustNew York, NYCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $215,000 · through 2024Largest: $125,000 to REEL STORIES TEEN FILMAKING INC — for program support.
Largest: $5,000 to PACIFIC ARTS MOVEMENT — reel voices program
Largest: $5,000 to THE REEL HOPE PROJECT — general operating
Largest: $50,000 to REEL STORIES TEEN FILMMAKING INC — to support mediamkrs, a coalition effort to create sustainable career pathways for underrepresented young new yorkers in the city's growing media and film industries
Largest: $5,000 to REEL LIFE INTERNATIONAL INC — program support
Santa Fe Community FoundationSanta Fe, NMCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $81,500 · through 2024Largest: $30,500 to REEL FATHERS — general operating support
Michigan State University ResearchEast Lansing, MICharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $75,970 · through 2024Largest: $49,620 to REEL FREE LLC — startup support
Amalgamated Charitable FoundationWashington, DCCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $60,000 · through 2024Largest: $20,000 to Reel Families for Change — general operating support
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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 →