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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 “remodel”
Where the money went
Gonzaga Law School FoundationSpokane, WACharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $4.1M · through 2024Largest: $1.3M to THE CORPORATION OF GONZAGA UNIVERSITY — scholarships to law students; salaries and benefits for law endowed chairs and scholars, faculty, and staff; remodeling and furniture for law school building; investment management…
Community Fdn of Greater Des MoinesDes Moines, IACharity · may take applications
12 matching grants · $207,704 · through 2024Largest: $61,000 to BELMOND COMMUNITY BETTERMENT CORPORATION — grant distribution the phase one remodel and enhancement of ball park restrooms and concession stand
The Sunderland FoundationOverland Park, KS
8 matching grants · $2.7M · through 2024Largest: $1.0M to KANSAS CITY PUBLIC TELEVISION — facility remodel
Largest: $15,000 to Gaylesville First Baptist Church — fellowship hall & kitchen remodel
Lyon FoundationBartlesville, OK
7 matching grants · $702,320 · through 2025Largest: $200,000 to ON THE ROCK MINISTRIES — crystal creamery remodel
Largest: $200,000 to RAWLINS CO DENTAL FUND — remodel a building into a dental clinic for 11 operatories
Largest: $369,819 to INST OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY AUSTRIA — critical windows and reversibility of asd associated with mutations in chromatin remodelers
Connecticut FoodshareWallingford, CTCharity · may take applications
8 matching grants · $208,100 · through 2023Largest: $67,200 to ANDOVER CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH FOOD PANTRY — food pantry remodel, cold storage & signage
Northwest Minnesota FoundationBemidji, MNCharity · may take applications
7 matching grants · $353,049 · through 2023Largest: $244,135 to FIREFLY CENTER FOR THE ARTS AND WELLBEING — firefly center for art & wellbeing remodeling
Largest: $434,000 to EAST MORGAN COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT — medical equipment, er remodel
The Chicago Community TrustChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
6 matching grants · $1.0M · through 2022Largest: $577,000 to Mission Aviation Fellowship — general operating support, support for:1. propelling gospel forward with african churches $90,0002. eurasia national staff training $75,0003. sentani housing complex $255,0004. hou…
Largest: $50,000 to ELINGS PARK FOUNDATION — tennis court restroom remodel, epic
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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 →