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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 “anza”
Where the money went
Foundation for California CommunitySacramento, CACharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $117,932 · through 2024Largest: $36,834 to FOOTHILL-DE ANZA COMMUNITY COLLEGES FOUNDATION — osher scholarship
Air Systems FoundationSan Jose, CACharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $40,000 · through 2025Largest: $10,000 to FOOTHILL-DE ANZA FOUNDATION — support for scholarships
Star One Credit UnionSunnyvale, CACharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $27,500 · through 2024Largest: $10,000 to FOOTHILL-DE ANZA COMMUNITY COLLEGES FOUNDATION — the mission of the foothill-de anza foundation is to change student lives by raising and investing funds to support the educational excellence of foothill and de anza colleges.
The San Diego FoundationSan Diego, CACharity · may take applications
5 matching grants · $76,500 · through 2024Largest: $32,000 to ANZA BORREGO DESERT NATURAL HISTORY ASSOCIATION — for general support
3rd Creek FoundationIncline Village, NV
4 matching grants · $60,000 · through 2025Largest: $15,000 to Anza Entrepreneurs — support investment accelerator for tanzanian enterprises positively impacting poor through product or job creation
Largest: $15,000 to Anza-Borrego Desert Natural History Association — charitable donation
Largest: $13,500 to DE ANZA COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIE — goldberg scholarship program
The Los Altos Rotary Endowment FundLos Altos, CACharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $131,715 · through 2024Largest: $10,000 to FOOTHILL-DE ANZA FOUNDATION — scholarships for veterans
Largest: $7,500 to FOOTHILL-DE ANZA COMMUNITY COLLEGES — program support
Largest: $3,000 to Anza-Borrego Foundation — program support
Ridley FoundationCarpinteria, CA
2 matching grants · $34,510 · through 2025Largest: $18,000 to FOOTHILL-DE ANZA FOUNDATION — the ridley foundation student scholarships
Largest: $125,800 to FOOTHILL-DE ANZA COMMUNITY COLLEGES FOUNDATION — hope initiative fund
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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 →

