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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 “apply”
Where the money went
Largest: $215,000 to SPECIALIZED HOUSING INC — to be applied to felida park senior housing
Catholic Legal Immigration NetworkSilver Spring, MDCharity · may take applications
62 matching grants · $4.5M · through 2024Largest: $1.5M to CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF LOS ANGELES INC — increase immigration legal services by expanding training for nonprofits to help staff members become accredited representatives under the u.s. department of justice office of lega…
Largest: $385,000 to UNIVERSITY OF YORK — to support the centre for applied human rights to manage a fellowship for human rights defenders at-risk and to develop its knowledge exchange related to human rights defenders thr…
Largest: $500,000 to CENTURY FOUNDATION — core support for policy research related to labor protections and workforce policies universally applied to workers regardless of labor class, considering power building design and…
Largest: $1,500 to KEITH URMIE — apply to cost of higher education
Society for Conservation BiologyWashington, DCCharity · may take applications
31 matching grants · $3.1M · through 2024Largest: $199,965 to THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA — to support applied conservation biology
Largest: $25,750 to WELD LEGACY FDN NCMC FDN — general operating expenses for a 501(c) organization (applies to all grants and contributions unless otherwise noted)
Largest: $232,897 to APPLIED ENTERPRISE MANAGEMENT CORPORATION — research and learning opportunities
Largest: $77,123 to FOUNDATIONS CHURCH — general operating expenses for a 501(c) organization (applies to all grants and contributions unless otherwise noted)
Largest: $25,000 to YWCA GRANDPARENTING NETWORK — to support specific programs applied for by grantee
Largest: $200,000 to Instituto de Pesquisa Ambiental da Amaznia — to apply science and technology to refine scientific forecast mapping of amazon fires and work with partners to apply tools for reducing forest destruction.
Largest: $3.6M to SILICON VALLEY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION — gift to applied materials foundation fund at silicon valley community foundation
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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 →