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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 “asee”
Where the money went
Largest: $50,000 to ALLIANCE OF THE SOUTHEAST (ASE) — operating - funding for ongoing operations of the organization
Largest: $40,000 to ASES Foundation — medicaldonation
Ohio Education AssociationColumbus, OHCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $81,405 · through 2023Largest: $33,069 to LIBERTY ASE — effective locals
Largest: $14,000 to ASE FOUNDATION — further purpose of organization
The San Francisco FoundationSan Francisco, CACharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $35,000 · through 2023Largest: $20,000 to FRIENDS OF SATURDAY ACADEMY — for apprenticeships in science & engineering (ase).
Largest: $124,969 to PURDUE UNIVERSITY — to study the history of indigenous scholar involvement in the american educational research association (aera) and the american society for engineering education (asee)
American Shoulder & Elbow SurgeonsSchaumburg, ILCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $999,806 · through 2024Largest: $999,806 to ASES FOUNDATION — general operations
Largest: $4,000 to ASE EDUCATION FOUNDATION — supports education for auto tech
Largest: $250,000 to AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR ENGINEERING EDUCATION — support program activities to advance entrepreneurial mindset (em) resources for asee members
Largest: $163,806 to ASE Education Foundation — general charitable purpose
Ghr FoundationMinneapolis, MN
1 matching grant · $85,000 · through 2023Largest: $85,000 to Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate — digitizing the ase
GbrgNew York, NY
1 matching grant · $51,666 · through 2024Largest: $51,666 to MERKAZ MA'ASE — funding to support the organization's educational programming.
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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 →