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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 “abcd”
Where the money went
Metro North Regional Employment BoardMalden, MACharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $19.0M · through 2024Largest: $6.2M to ABCD Company — job training and placement
Largest: $45,906 to Texas Tech University — scholarships for abcde espinoza (5,250), anahi zamora (2,500), angeles perez (5,000), anwar chaghani (2,702), ashley pennix (9,045), desiree molinar (7,500), doan tran (8,000), eve…
English for New BostoniansBoston, MACharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $234,000 · through 2024Largest: $68,000 to ABCD SOUTH SIDE ADULT ESOL — english learning for adults
United Way of Greater Milwaukee &Milwaukee, WICharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $151,432 · through 2024Largest: $44,360 to ABCD AFTER BREAST CANCER DIAGNOSIS — donor designations
Largest: $25,000 to ABCD — program support
Bill Kent Family FoundationFort Lauderdale, FL
4 matching grants · $20,000 · through 2025Largest: $5,000 to ABCD — charitable programs
Greater Milwaukee FoundationMilwaukee, WICharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $141,000 · through 2024Largest: $65,000 to ABCD AFTER BREAST CANCER DIAGNOSIS — augment the 2024 cycle 3 project support
The East Boston FoundationEast Boston, MACharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $125,000 · through 2024Largest: $50,000 to EB APAC (ABCD SUMMERWORKS) — provide jobs to youths
Charlesview CharitiesBrighton, MACharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $85,000 · through 2024Largest: $35,000 to ACTION FOR BOSTON COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT INC — allston/brighton neighborhood opportunity center of abcd
Largest: $35,000 to ABCD Inc — breast cancer patient support
The Chicago Community TrustChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $75,000 · through 2022Largest: $25,000 to ABCD Institute — to provide programming to build community cohesion with the chicago fund for safe and peaceful communities grantees.
Washington Dental Service FundSeattle, WACharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $26,252 · through 2024Largest: $9,919 to CHOICE REGIONAL HEALTH NETWORK — support thurston county abcd 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 →