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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 “airfare”
Where the money went
Largest: $14,689 to RILEY HARSH — fam trip airfare, fam trip exp, spouse language exp, grant year 1
Largest: $50,000 to WMU FOUNDATION — wmu study abroad mesara airfare scholarship
Largest: $25,065 to Williams College — the grant is for a new initiative called the speakers series. which is kicked off during the academic year 2023 2024 whereby up to three alumni will be invited to williams college …
Largest: $15,000 to UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA — scholarship for room, board and airfare
Largest: $10,000 to FREEDOM FOUNDATION AT VALLEY FORGE — funds airfare and additional credit hours expenses to the conference for 6-10 high school juniors from the local dallas chapter.
Our Lady of Fatima Villa FoundationSaratoga, CACharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $50,000 · through 2024Largest: $50,000 to ROTAPLAST INTERNATIONAL — to pay for local hospital charges, medical supplies, airfare, and room and board for doctors and nurses for the reconstructive plastic surgery clinic in nagamangal, india. the fund…
Largest: $20,000 to UVA DIVISION OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES & INTERNATIONAL HEALTH — support clinical research center, tanzania disposables for laboratory testing and personnel time and one uva research associate to provide onsite training via one round trip airfar…
Largest: $100,000 to COLLOQATE DESIGN — to support the design justice summit, including participant stipends and airfare, documentation, and event costs
Largest: $2,500 to JONATHAN ROMAINE — family airfare
Largest: $31,400 to Styles 4 Kidz — two (2) 90 minute "family hair affair" workshops in partnership with customer's partner, c.a.s.e., for up to 50 participants per workshop, for a total of up to 100 participants, as…
New Hanover Community EndowmentWilmington, NCCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $16,184 · through 2022Largest: $16,184 to Children's Cancer Partners of the Carolinas — the mission is to provide comprehensive support and loving compassion to families whose children are battling cancer, to improve their overall quality of life.this grant will suppo…
Largest: $6,069 to DR CARLO SELMI — payment of $6,069 to dr. selmi to pay registration fee and airfare expenses to attend the fall meeting of the american college of rheumatology.
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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 →

