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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.

4 funders with a record of paying for “activitiesdonation”

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The Jaunich Family Foundation → National Philanthropic Trust: $473K across 1 grant, latest 2024Esme Foundation → 1st United Methodist Church: $150K across 4 grants, latest 2025The Lyda & Rico Deluca Foundation Inc → Service League of San Mateo County: $45K across 3 grants, latest 2024John & Arlette Monfredini Foundation → Mills Peninsula Hospital Foundation: $35K across 4 grants, latest 2025John & Arlette Monfredini Foundation → Hillsborough Auxiliary to Peninsula Family Service: $13K across 4 grants, latest 2025John & Arlette Monfredini Foundation → Mission Hospice Auxiliary: $5K across 4 grants, latest 2025John & Arlette Monfredini Foundation → Second Harvest of Silicon Valley: $1K across 1 grant, latest 2025The Jaunich Family Foundation: $473K on this topic. Open the funder.The Jaunich Family Foundation$473KEsme Foundation: $150K on this topic. Open the funder.Esme Foundation$150KJohn & Arlette Monfredini Foundation: $54K on this topic. Open the funder.John & Arlette Monfredini Fou…$54KThe Lyda & Rico Deluca Foundation Inc: $45K on this topic. Open the funder.The Lyda & Rico Deluca Founda…$45KNational Philanthropic Trust: received $473K on this topicNational Philanthropic Trust$473K1st United Methodist Church: received $150K on this topic1st United Methodist Church$150KService League of San Mateo County: received $45K on this topicService League of San Mateo Cou…$45KMills Peninsula Hospital Foundation: received $35K on this topicMills Peninsula Hospital Founda…$35KHillsborough Auxiliary to Peninsula Family Service: received $13K on this topicHillsborough Auxiliary to Penin…$13KMission Hospice Auxiliary: received $5K on this topicMission Hospice Auxiliary$5KSecond Harvest of Silicon Valley: received $1K on this topicSecond Harvest of Silicon Valley$1K
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Source: IRS Form 990-PF Part XV and Form 990 Schedule I, tax years 20192025. 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 →