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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 “ambassadors”
Where the money went
American Cancer SocietyAtlanta, GACharity · may take applications
27 matching grants · $391,200 · through 2024Largest: $75,000 to Clark Atlanta University Inc — health eq ambassador
The Chicago Community TrustChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
11 matching grants · $1.1M · through 2023Largest: $103,500 to Mission to the World — $6,000: support for the missionary work of dan and carol iverson$6,000: support for the missionary work of craig and ree coulburne$5,000: support for the missionary work of vic and…
Largest: $140,000 to JASTECH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES — jastech 2021 - green ambassadors, overbrook stormwater
Largest: $692,430 to POLICYLINK — 79061 supporting the fourth and fifth cohorts of the ambassadors for health equity fellowship in defining the leading edge of the racial equity movement
Largest: $75,000 to LOS ANGELES BROTHERHOOD CRUSADE - BLACK UNITED FUND INC — under its energy efficiencies and sustainability banner, brotherhood crusade looks to empower youth to lead the charge in establishing more environmntally-friendly schools and neig…
World LearningBrattleboro, VTCharity · may take applications
7 matching grants · $210,236 · through 2024Largest: $78,062 to Global Ties ABQ — youth ambassadors program
The San Francisco FoundationSan Francisco, CACharity · may take applications
7 matching grants · $313,500 · through 2023Largest: $210,000 to GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY — for the re-entry scholarships program. for ambassadors for women, peace and security.
Largest: $100,000 to AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY INC — acs health equity ambassador program and acs center for innovation in cancer research training fund
Connelly FoundationWest Conshohocken, PA
5 matching grants · $1.4M · through 2024Largest: $585,174 to CHILDREN'S SCHOLARSHIP FUND PHILADELPHIA — breaking barriers campaign; archdiocese of philadelphia high school transfer grants, program ambassador initiative
Marin Community FoundationNovato, CACharity · may take applications
6 matching grants · $228,500 · through 2024Largest: $71,500 to AMBASSADORS OF HOPE AND OPPORTUNITY PROJECT — provide operating support
Servant FoundationOverland Park, KSCharity · may take applications
6 matching grants · $222,900 · through 2024Largest: $80,000 to AMBASSADORS FOR CHRIST INTERNATIONAL LTD (AFCI) — religious ministry
Largest: $75,000 to Americans for Oxford — as a one-time grant for the rhodes scholar ambassador program in africa
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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 →