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.
9 funders with a record of paying for “arian”
Where the money went
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9 funders, 10 recipients, grants matching “arian” only. Ribbon width is proportional to the total given; each funder has its own colour (smaller funders in gray). Hover a name to isolate its flows, click a funder to open it. Drag to move around; zoom with the buttons, a double-click, or the wheel after clicking the map.
Largest: $30,483 to Macalester College — scholarships for arian ghafoori (2,500), ikran noor (4,137), liban odowa (19,571), mohamed mohamed (2,500), and yuelia chang (1,775)
Largest: $9,998 to ARIANE ELIZABETH THOMAS — thomas, ariane (iowa, u. of) "the effects of human cultural identity and european colonization on north american dog populations"
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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 →
