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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 “alex”
Where the money went
Largest: $15,000 to CRISTANDO ALEX — fellowship stipend
The Chicago Community TrustChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
7 matching grants · $13.5M · through 2022Largest: $2.8M to Schwab Charitable Fund — john bantivoglio jr. charitable fund, vahe alex dombalagian fund, john bantivoglio charitable fund, dahlquist family foundation fund, dahlquist family foundation fund, vahe alex do…
Largest: $38,767 to University of California-Davis — scholarships for christina hardnett ($5,000), maria hernandez ($6,000), alex huang ($5,000), jazmin jaime ($7,834), melanie lee ($1,666), juliet martinez aparicio ($3,267), and pri…
Largest: $3,000 to ALEXS LEMONADE STAND FOUNDATION — program support
Largest: $155,000 to FUNDACION GUATEMALTECA PARA NINOS CON SORDOCEGUERA ALEX (FUNDAL) — #24-27er: multisensory learning centers: promoting an inclusive community in guatemala
Largest: $4,000 to ALEXS LEMONADE STAND FOUNDATION — program/operating support
Largest: $20,000 to ALEX'S LEMONADE STAND FOUNDATION — alsf travel for care program
John D and Catherine T MacArthur Foundation (Consolidated)Chicago, IL
5 matching grants · $286,100 · through 2024Largest: $125,000 to Alex Rivera — macarthur foundation fellow award - filmmaker and media artist
Sammys Superheroes FoundationColumbus, NECharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $718,370 · through 2024Largest: $300,000 to Alexs Lemonade Stand Foundat — cancer research
Cure4camDowningtown, PACharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $486,937 · through 2024Largest: $186,937 to ALEX'S LEMONADE STAND FOUNDATION — cancer research funding
Largest: $9,220 to GORDON ALEX — pd grants, snhu, summer stipends
Largest: $7,165 to ALEX SHAW — scholarship for nursing school
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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 →