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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 “assisance”
Where the money went
Largest: $6,000 to ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN — faith assisance around world
Largest: $3,000 to Agudath Israel — educational assisance
Largest: $2,500 to PROTECT OUR WINTERS — provide assisance to protect the places we live and experiences we love from climate change
Largest: $30,000 to Convoy of Hope — poverty assisance
Largest: $40,000 to ISRAAID (US) GLOBAL HUMANITARIAN ASSISANCE INC — for general support of its mission
Aspen Community FoundationBasalt, COCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $50,000 · through 2022Largest: $50,000 to CATHOLIC CHARITIES WESTERN SLOPE — covid-19 economic assisance
Duluth-Superior Area CommunityDuluth, MNCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $34,000 · through 2022Largest: $34,000 to COMMUNITY ACTION DULUTH — invasive species removal from hartley park2; free tax site; love your block; certified nursing assisant courses
Largest: $8,000 to Assistance League of Greeley — to provided assisance to those in need
Largest: $5,000 to WEST HOUSTON ASSISANCE MINISTRIES — to provide social services to the needy without regard to race, religion, gender, national origin or disability
Anywhere GivesMadison, NJCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $6,935 · through 2021Largest: $6,935 to Northeast Youth & Family Serv — general assisance
Largest: $2,500 to OPERATION SMILE — medical services for those needing assisance with operations
Largest: $2,500 to Hearts on Fire St Francis of Assisi — emergency assisance to families
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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 →