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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 “actually”
Where the money went
Nevada Casa AssociationLas Vegas, NVCharity · may take applications
17 matching grants · $1.5M · through 2024Largest: $588,506 to Eighth Judicial District Court — reimburse actual costs incurred july 2023 through june 2024 to expand community awareness for casa and to support volunteer recruitment campaign in clark county
Gateway Housing GroupExton, PACharity · may take applications
9 matching grants · $1.3M · through 2024Largest: $432,404 to ORION COMMUNITIES INC — actual cash payments made directly to orion communities, inc.
The Georgia Farm FoundationAvondale, PACharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $754,598 · through 2025Largest: $270,464 to NATURAL LANDS TRUST — for expenses in operating georgia farm, a 340 acre self contained watershed on which the stroud water research center conducts long term research projects. the foundation's board r…
Largest: $106,000 to TENNESSEE INNOCENCE PROJECT — to promote the investigation and litigation of persons with evidence of actual innocence
CenterlinkFort Lauderdale, FLCharity · may take applications
5 matching grants · $80,150 · through 2022Largest: $40,098 to CENTER ON HALSTED — engage in outreach, education and awareness activities to explain and promote the national institutes of health all of us research program inviting people across the u.s. to help b…
Largest: $6,000 to CECILIA CLAIRE KORZEKWA — defray actual college or university costs
Aj Fletcher FoundationRaleigh, NCCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $400,000 · through 2024Largest: $100,000 to NORTH CAROLINA CENTER ON ACTUAL INNOCENCE — general operations
Hendrix-Murphy FoundationConway, ARCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $4.4M · through 2024Largest: $1.5M to Hendrix College — reimbursement of actual expenses incurred by the college on behalf of the foundation.
The Ohana FoundationSan Francisco, CA
4 matching grants · $215,000 · through 2024Largest: $100,000 to MAUI PREPARATORY ACADEMY — to make up for the gap between tuition and the actual cost of educating the students
Riverdale School DistrictLake Oswego, ORCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $3.9M · through 2024Largest: $1.6M to RIVERDALE SCHOOL DISTRICT 51J — to fill the significant gap between available funding and local option revenues and the actual cost of riverdale's exceptional education.
Largest: $25,000 to NORTH CAROLINA CENTER ON ACTUAL INN — general activities
Largest: $3,039 to World Vision — charities whose mission is in alignment with the purpose of the diamond heart foundation to alleviate suffering in the world. these were all distributions to charity organizations …
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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 →