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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 “adaptors”
Where the money went
Alzheimer'S Disease Research FoundationWellesley Hills, MACharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $172,500 · through 2022Largest: $172,500 to UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA — targeting a master innate immune adaptor molecule in alzheimers disease
Largest: $38,667 to Chatham Rescue Squad Inc — stryker powerload system, powerload adaptor kit, and six (6) led scene lights
The Foundation for Youth FirearmsAberdeen, SDCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $7,500 · through 2022Largest: $7,500 to DEUEL COUNTY SHOOTING SPORTS — purchase storage, air rifles/pistol, adaptors, archery accessories
Largest: $4,390 to CHIPPEWA FALLS SCHOOL DISTRICT — sds mk 4 swerve drive modules, ctre cancoders, motor adaptors, aluminum frame elements and connectors
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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 →