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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 “advise”
Where the money went
The San Francisco FoundationSan Francisco, CACharity · may take applications
2519 matching grants · $344.9M · through 2023Largest: $5.2M to UC BERKELEY FOUNDATION — advised - for berkeley art museum & pacific film archive (bampfa) fy21-22 trustee contribution. advised - for berkeley art museum & pacific film archive (bampfa) spring 2022 gala. …
Jewish Federation of MetropolitanChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
2801 matching grants · $235.9M · through 2024Largest: $15.0M to JEWISH UNITED FUND OF METROPOLITAN CHICAGO — grants from donor advised funds- operating support
The Minneapolis FoundationMinneapolis, MNCharity · may take applications
2478 matching grants · $202.5M · through 2024Largest: $2.1M to UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA FOUNDATION — education, health, donor-advised, education, donor-advised, general
Ernst & Young FoundationNew York, NYCharity · may take applications
571 matching grants · $13.3M · through 2023Largest: $1.2M to MORGAN STANLEY GLOBAL IMPACT FUNDING TRUST — donor advised fund
Jewish Federation of GreaterPhiladelphia, PACharity · may take applications
475 matching grants · $51.0M · through 2023Largest: $34,000 to FJC-A FOUNDATION OF DONOR ADVISED FUNDS — endowments, donor advised funds (dafs), restricted gifts, and strategy and impact
Pasadena Community FoundationPasadena, CACharity · may take applications
376 matching grants · $14.7M · through 2024Largest: $2.5M to USC Marshall School of Business — donor advised
Largest: $5,000 to Pipeline Worldwide — a trustee advised grant to support the a trustee advised grant to support the lonyi village website.
Community West FoundationWestlake, OHCharity · may take applications
296 matching grants · $16.7M · through 2025Largest: $44,000 to CLEVELAND LUTHERAN HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION — donor advised grants - clhsa, grants with donor restrictions - lutheran west high school, presidential grants - clhsa, and donor advised grants - clhsa
Albuquerque Community FoundationAlbuquerque, NMCharity · may take applications
285 matching grants · $5.3M · through 2022Largest: $532,000 to ALBUQUERQUE MUSEUM FOUNDATION — donor advised distribution
Global ImpactWashington, DCCharity · may take applications
227 matching grants · $5.9M · through 2021Largest: $260,802 to Gates Philanthropy Partners — workplace giving, donor advised fund, employee ass
Hispanic FederationNew York, NYCharity · may take applications
160 matching grants · $6.2M · through 2024Largest: $671,355 to MAESTRA MUSIC INC — donor-advised fund
Wayne County Indiana FoundationRichmond, INCharity · may take applications
162 matching grants · $5.3M · through 2024Largest: $241,178 to ST ELIZABETH ANN SETON CATHOLIC PARISH — annual grant distributions and donor advised grant
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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 →