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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 “aligned”
Where the money went
Largest: $34,561 to TEXAS HLT INST — 77402 evaluating systems-alignment initiatives in texas to test rwjf's hypotheses on the impact of aligning public health, health care, and social services
Women'S Foundation of MinnesotaMinneapolis, MNCharity · may take applications
78 matching grants · $1.7M · through 2024Largest: $50,000 to Men as Peacemakers — general operating support to advance work and mission as it aligns with the rest up awards; to advance your work and mission as it aligns with the goals of the girlsbest fund, outl…
Largest: $1.3M to ALIGNMENT RESEARCH CENTER — research related to ai alignment
Baltimore Children and Youth FundBaltimore, MDCharity · may take applications
48 matching grants · $11.0M · through 2024Largest: $2.5M to FUND FOR EDUCATIONAL EXCELLENCE — aligned grantmaking, president's fund, and grassroots fund
IcivicsCambridge, MACharity · may take applications
46 matching grants · $1.4M · through 2024Largest: $198,000 to COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICE AGENCIES #1 — support of work directly related to changing/improving state policies and/or practice in k-12 civic learning aligned with civxnow state policy menu
Largest: $500,000 to TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY — for the global economic governance initiative to advance policy-oriented research to align global economic governance with development and climate ambitions and deliver green and i…
Largest: $29,500 to UNITED WAY OF GREATER ROCHESTER — inflationary support for strategically aligned grantees
Health New EnglandSpringfield, MACharity · may take applications
41 matching grants · $1.2M · through 2024Largest: $100,000 to BAYSTATE HEALTH FOUNDATION — awards are made where they align with health priorities as identified by the health new england
Wk Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI
40 matching grants · $12.8M · through 2022Largest: $152,786 to REGENTS OF NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY — expand research, data analysis, and evaluation in collaboration with early childhood coalitions in dona ana county, new mexico by strengthening the capacity of leaders to align eff…
Largest: $238,500 to DELBARTON SCHOOL — unrestricted general support grant intended to further the recipient organizations charitable and educational mission in alignment with its irs-recognized exempt purpose, and to su…
Hope of the WorldLodi, NJCharity · may take applications
36 matching grants · $1.3M · through 2024Largest: $63,771 to VOICE OF THE MARTYRS — provide funding for projects aligned with our mission
Largest: $350,000 to (437) UNBOUNDED LEARNING INC — education: to support new and deepening work in up to six districts in massachusetts aligned with research and evaluation strategy development
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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 →