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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 “advisory”
Where the money went
California Healthcare FoundationOakland, CACharity · may take applications
41 matching grants · $6.9M · through 2024Largest: $924,595 to CENTER FOR HEALTH CARE STRATEGIES INC — partnerships for action: california health care & homelessness learning community; calaim policy and implementation synthesis and advisory board; dissemination of the alternative p…
Largest: $465,000 to EQUAL MEASURE — support implementation of a youth research advisory
Digital Green FoundationSan Francisco, CACharity · may take applications
12 matching grants · $2.2M · through 2024Largest: $636,339 to PRECISION DEVELOPMENT — data collection and analysis, advisory content development, digital advisory delivery channel strengthening, dairy sector, ethiopia
George Kaiser Family FoundationTulsa, OKCharity · may take applications
16 matching grants · $3.2M · through 2023Largest: $551,685 to Art 4orms Foundation — best - advisory 2022
Largest: $100,000 to ART & ANTIQUITIES BLOCK CHAIN CONSORTIUM INC — project support for the "on this land project" advisory council and subsequent research on the themes of commemoration of slavery in the southeastern united states in a virtual spa…
The Scan FoundationLong Beach, CACharity · may take applications
13 matching grants · $2.3M · through 2024Largest: $488,884 to ATI ADVISORY — in this project, ati advisory addressed gaps in funding for non-medical services and medicare, and worked to expand access to person-centered, whole-person care for california dual…
Largest: $3,000 to South Lewis Central School — youth advisory council
Largest: $4.7M to IMPETUS ADVISORY SERVICES LLP — delivery of solutions to improve global health
The Chicago Community TrustChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
11 matching grants · $4.7M · through 2023Largest: $2.6M to Syracuse University — support for the lerner center for public health promotion and population health, support for the newhouse school board boost the ?cuse challenge, support for kathy ?73 and stan ?72…
Largest: $328,554 to RUTGERS THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY — to continue non-partisan analytical and advisory work for the new jersey sentencing commission and engaging in investigator-initiated studies that contribute to criminal justice po…
Conrad N Hilton FoundationWestlake Village, CA
10 matching grants · $4.8M · through 2024Largest: $1.3M to WSUP ADVISORY CIC — to provide follow-on support for uganda's mid-western and central umbrellas for water and sanitation
Largest: $420,000 to JEWISH FUNDERS NETWORK — to support the philanthropic advisory services provided by jfn-israel.
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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 →