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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 “tobin”
Where the money went
The Tobin EndowmentSan Antonio, TX
15 matching grants · $2.6M · through 2024Largest: $225,000 to MCNAY ART MUSEUM — support for underwriting the cost of operating the curatorial department of the tobin collection of theatre arts and the tobin wing, and the presenting sponsor for tim burton and t…
Largest: $29,700 to FUNDACION ROBERT V TOBIN — educational scholarships
Dickson-Allen FoundationHallettsville, TX
5 matching grants · $600,000 · through 2024Largest: $125,000 to THE TOBIN CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS — unrestricted operating funds
The Connecticut ProjectNew Haven, CTCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $939,850 · through 2024Largest: $339,850 to YALE UNIVERSITY TOBIN CENTER FOR ECONOMIC POLICY — grant to support civtech governor's fellowship program
Omidyar Network FundRedwood City, CA
4 matching grants · $790,000 · through 2024Largest: $450,000 to Yale University — to support for grantee's tobin center
Largest: $95,000 to TOBIN CENTER — promote a diverse range of cultural and artistic experiences to improve quality of life
Largest: $32,500 to TOBIN CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS — support programs
Psal Wingate Memorial FundStaten Island, NY
3 matching grants · $45,000 · through 2023Largest: $15,000 to SI ELITE T&F — the contribution is to set up scholarships in the name of john p. tobin.
Largest: $10,000 to Tobin E — educational scholarship
Largest: $50,000 to TOBIN CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS — operating expenses
Largest: $25,000 to TOBIN CENTER FOR PERFORMING ARTS — program support
Swbc FoundationSan Antonio, TX
3 matching grants · $75,000 · through 2023Largest: $25,000 to BEXAR COUNTY PERFORMING ARTS CENTER FOUNDATION — to support the tobin center for performing arts wolf trap educational program.
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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 →

