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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 “afghan”
Where the money went
The Chicago Community TrustChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
27 matching grants · $22.1M · through 2023Largest: $957,265 to International Rescue Committee Inc — general operating support. support restricted to helping families in ukraine. support for ukraine refugee crisis. support for work in ukraine, afghan refugee support. support to uk…
Largest: $255,030 to CENTER FOR A NEW AMERICAN SECURITY INC — to support research and convenings to better understand the needs of afghans and promote long-term sustainable solutions to empower the afghan diaspora and afghan civil society pos…
Islamic Relief USAAlexandria, VACharity · may take applications
35 matching grants · $1.3M · through 2024Largest: $25,000 to AFGHAN AMERICAN CULTURAL CENTER — 2021 us afghan emergency response
Rose Community FoundationDenver, COCharity · may take applications
19 matching grants · $4.7M · through 2024Largest: $572,257 to Muslim Youth for Positive Impact — afghan evacuee legal services project, afghan evacuee holistic wellness project
Ploughshares FoundationHighland Park, IL
14 matching grants · $374,000 · through 2025Largest: $10,000 to WOMEN FOR AFGHAN WOMEN — help afghan women resettle in the united states
GofundmeorgWest Hollywood, CACharity · may take applications
15 matching grants · $795,000 · through 2022Largest: $75,000 to AFGHAN REFUGEE RELIEF (FISCAL AGENT AFGHAN LITERACY FOUNDATION) — welcome fund:afghanistan welcome.us
The Franklin Education ForumWashington, DCCharity · may take applications
12 matching grants · $1.3M · through 2023Largest: $560,000 to ALLIANCE FOR OPEN SOCIETY INTERNATIONAL — support for afghan refugees
Largest: $149,602 to AFGHANISTAN HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEMOCRACY ORGANIZATIO — to conduct field and open-source investigations which will help afghan victims of war and crimes against humanity seek justice through international mechanisms, providing some dete…
California Rural Legal AssistanceSacramento, CACharity · may take applications
8 matching grants · $4.7M · through 2023Largest: $1.8M to CAIR — immigration legal services for afghan nationals
The Center for Victims of TortureSaint Paul, MNCharity · may take applications
7 matching grants · $1.2M · through 2024Largest: $345,489 to AFGHAN CULTURAL CENTER — mental health care for afghan refugees impacted by combat in the state of minnesota.
The San Francisco FoundationSan Francisco, CACharity · may take applications
7 matching grants · $963,840 · through 2021Largest: $535,000 to INTERNATIONAL RESCUE COMMITTEE — advised - for general and afghan refugee support. advised - for general operating support of international rescue committee - northern california. advised - for general operating s…
New York Immigration CoalitionNew York, NYCharity · may take applications
9 matching grants · $144,500 · through 2022Largest: $30,000 to NEIGHBORS LINK CORPORATION — afghan support; care for immigrant families;
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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 →