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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.

5 funders with a record of paying for “andprogramming”

Where the money went

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Stimac Family Foundation → Center for Urban Teaching: $500K across 2 grants, latest 2023The Maynard Gregory Family Foundation → Cone Healthannie Penn Hospital Foundation: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2023The Help Inc Fund → Health Inc: $6K across 1 grant, latest 2022The Mary and Dr George L Demetros Charitable Trust → Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2022Golden Rule Foundation → Environmental Film Festival in the: $2K across 2 grants, latest 2023Stimac Family Foundation: $500K on this topic. Open the funder.Stimac Family Foundation$500KThe Maynard Gregory Family Foundation: $20K on this topic. Open the funder.The Maynard Gregory Family Fo…$20KThe Help Inc Fund: $6K on this topic. Open the funder.The Help Inc Fund$6KThe Mary and Dr George L Demetros Charitable Trust: $5K on this topic. Open the funder.The Mary and Dr George L Deme…$5KGolden Rule Foundation: $2K on this topic. Open the funder.Golden Rule Foundation$2KCenter for Urban Teaching: received $500K on this topicCenter for Urban Teaching$500KCone Healthannie Penn Hospital Foundation: received $20K on this topicCone Healthannie Penn Hospital…$20KHealth Inc: received $6K on this topicHealth Inc$6KStan Hywet Hall & Gardens: received $5K on this topicStan Hywet Hall & Gardens$5KEnvironmental Film Festival in the: received $2K on this topicEnvironmental Film Festival in…$2K
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Source: IRS Form 990-PF Part XV and Form 990 Schedule I, tax years 20192025. 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 →