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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 “altering”
Where the money went
Tum Tum Tree FoundationBirmingham, ALCharity · may take applications
61 matching grants · $4.1M · through 2025Largest: $225,000 to MAGIC MOMENTS — to provide support to alabama children with chronic life-threatening or certain life-altering conditions.
Largest: $431,193 to UC SAN FRANCISCO — identifying the altered gene regulatory networks at single-cell resolution along the trajectory of brain development in autism spectrum disorders
Largest: $100,000 to JOHN HOPKINS UNIVERSITY — to investigate how the colon microbiota and host genetics intersect to alter responsiveness to immunotherapy in colorectal cancer.
Tiny Blue DotWest Hollywood, CA
6 matching grants · $1.2M · through 2024Largest: $299,052 to University of Haifa — grant supports a science of perception box study being conducted by university of haifa titled "the self, unbound: neurofeedback-assisted meditation for eliciting transformative se…
Largest: $134,240 to VILLAGE OF HENNEPIN — for the construction of buildings and bridges for the village and the extension and alteration of existing buildings, including maintenance of hazel marie boyle fountain, plaza, an…
Largest: $72,000 to LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY — to give students the opportunity to study without financial worry, prepare the next generation of healthcare providers and make the next life-changing discovery-forever altering th…
The Dayton FoundationDayton, OHCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $838,150 · through 2024Largest: $484,990 to ARCHBISHOP ALTER HIGH SCHOOL — general support and scholarships
Dayton Foundation DepositoryDayton, OHCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $467,798 · through 2024Largest: $208,816 to ARCHBISHOP ALTER HIGH SCHOOL — various projects
Herb Kosten Pancreatic CancerMemphis, TNCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $55,000 · through 2024Largest: $25,000 to BAPTIST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL — research funds for project titled: outcomes following neoadjuvant chemoradiation and assessment of genetic and somatic alterations in ancillary and duodenal adenocarcinoma
Alzheimer'S Disease Research FoundationWellesley Hills, MACharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $540,500 · through 2025Largest: $230,000 to UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT — ad pathophysiology alters the level of electrical and chemical synapse coupling in the network of gabaergic pv+ interneurons early in disease course
Largest: $25,921 to BAY AREA COUNCIL BOY SCOUTS — maint. & alteration of the scout ctr
Largest: $125,000 to ADAPTIVE TRAINING — to help those with life-altering injuries find life-fulfilling adaptive performance training
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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 →