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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.
3 funders with a record of paying for “andprojects”
Where the money went
Mack FireCincinnati, OH
4 matching grants · $32,726 · through 2025Largest: $13,482 to GREEN TOWNSHIP COMMUNITY — commuity educ.activities andprojects
Center City District FoundationPhiladelphia, PACharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $964,196 · through 2024Largest: $964,196 to CENTER CITY DISTRICT — funds were transferred directly to center city district during 2024 in lieu of expenditures incurred for various programs and projects. monies transferred to center city district o…
Largest: $1,000 to ADAIR CO FAIRBOARD — programs andprojects
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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 →