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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 “sheldon”
Where the money went
Largest: $1.1M to 9 DOTS — young sheldon stem initiative grant
Largest: $25,000 to SHELDON ARTS FOUNDATION — general operating
Arthur and Gesena Griffin TrustNorth Manchester, IN
7 matching grants · $28,350 · through 2025Largest: $7,500 to SHELDON UNITED METHODIST CHURCH — window repair/replacement
Largest: $313,632 to SHELDON ARTS FOUNDATION — to further the exempt purpose of the recipient organization
Sheldon Community SchoolSheldon, IACharity · may take applications
5 matching grants · $132,156 · through 2025Largest: $32,766 to SHELDON COMMUNITY SCHOOLS — literacy/therapy/sup
Largest: $60,000 to MILFORD SHELDON LITTLE LEAGUE — little league support
Largest: $250,756 to SHELDON ARTS FOUNDATION — to provide music education
Largest: $500,000 to SHELDON ARTS FOUNDATION — to enrich the st. louis region with a wide range of music, visual arts and educational programs.
Northwest Iowa Health Center FoundaSheldon, IACharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $545,819 · through 2025Largest: $500,000 to SHELDON SANFORD — see suppl. info
Largest: $7,500 to SHELDON COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT — college scholarships to be awarded
Wabash Valley Community FoundationTerre Haute, INCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $525,825 · through 2024Largest: $241,276 to SHELDON SWOPE ART MUSEUM — to further the exempt purpose of the organization
The Community Foundation forJacksonville, FLCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $205,000 · through 2024Largest: $100,000 to JACKSONVILLE UNIVERSITY — c. edward bryan memorial endowed scholarship - $33,334 sheldon bryan memorial scholarship endowment fund - $33,333 burton c. bryan memorial library endowed fund - $33,333
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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 →