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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 “amigos”
Where the money went
Largest: $80,000 to CASA DE AMIGOS OF MIDLAND INC — unrestricted general operating support
Largest: $250,000 to AMIGOS DE GUADALUPE CENTER FOR JUSTICE & EMPOWERMENT — for amigos de guadalupe to acquire cesar chavez' former home in the mayfair neighborhood of east san jose and develop the chavez family center for community action and "living muse…
Largest: $25,000 to RANCHO LOS AMIGOS FOUNDATION — financial support for the don knabe wellness center along with annual support
Largest: $60,000 to UN MUNDO DE AMIGOS PRESCHOOL — un mundo de amigos preschool - general operating support
Largest: $50,000 to ASOCIACION DE AMIGOS DE PLAZA PUBLICA — for plaza publica's investigative journalism on inequality, power, corruption and human rights in guatemala and central america
Seattle FoundationSeattle, WACharity · may take applications
8 matching grants · $84,000 · through 2024Largest: $30,000 to AMIGOS DE SANTA CRUZ — to provide general support
World LearningBrattleboro, VTCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $2.6M · through 2024Largest: $723,243 to Amigos de las Americas — participant exchanges
The Taos Community FoundationTaos, NMCharity · may take applications
5 matching grants · $257,307 · through 2024Largest: $214,073 to AMIGOS BRAVOS — core operating support
Largest: $100,000 to AMIGOS DEL MUSEO DEL BARRIO — program/operating support
The Miami FoundationMiami, FLCharity · may take applications
5 matching grants · $244,464 · through 2024Largest: $188,000 to AMIGOS OF COSTA RICA — program support
Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy FundNew York, NYCharity · may take applications
5 matching grants · $228,100 · through 2024Largest: $80,100 to AMIGOS OF COSTA RICA INC — community & human services
Largest: $100,000 to AMIGOS OF COSTA RICA — nosara civic assoc - calle modelo project
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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 →

