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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 “author”
Where the money went
Largest: $100,700 to SALVATION ARMY — recipient authorized exempt purposes
Largest: $45,000 to MISSOURI HOUSING AUTHORITIES PROPERTY & CASUALTY INC — 82198 providing innovative financing to assist missouri housing authorities property & casualty members to upgrade to fortified roofs on public housing
Georgia Hap AdministratorsAtlanta, GACharity · may take applications
40 matching grants · $60.7M · through 2024Largest: $1.7M to THE HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF ATLANTA — to administer payments for the dept. of housing and urban development to public housing projects in georgia under sect. 8 of the u.s. housing act.
Largest: $2.3M to The Commonwealth Fund — harkness fellowships in health care policy and practice: authorization for 2024-25 class
Carnegie Fund for AuthorsRockville Centre, NY
43 matching grants · $161,500 · through 2024Largest: $5,000 to ANDREW SASS — financial relief for author suffering illness or ailments
Largest: $115,075 to SOUTH AFRICAN HEALTH PRODUCTS REGULATORY AUTHORITY (SAHPRA) — research and learning opportunities
National Fish and Wildlife FoundationWashington, DCCharity · may take applications
16 matching grants · $68.0M · through 2023Largest: $36.9M to COASTAL PROTECTION & RESTORATION AUTHORITY — barrier island restoration
Largest: $20,000 to DAISY WILSON ARTIST COMMUNITY INC — for the 2022 great lakes african american writers conference (glaawc), an african american writer's conference that connects pennsylvania and ohio publishers, authors, poets and sc…
JobsohioColumbus, OHCharity · may take applications
16 matching grants · $10.6M · through 2024Largest: $1.9M to WESTERN RESERVE PORT AUTHORITY — economic development
Largest: $1.9M to National Association of Charter School Authorizers — to transform the practice of authorizing so it can be used to create more high-quality, innovative, and equitable educational opportunities for students and communities across the …
Largest: $217,370 to STATE HIGHER EDUCATION EXECUTIVE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION — to support research that strengthens consumer protections and improves the state authorization office capacity for higher education institutions.
Ohio Capital Impact CorporationColumbus, OHCharity · may take applications
16 matching grants · $1.0M · through 2024Largest: $264,000 to LOUISVILLE METRO HOUSING AUTHORITY — program support
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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 →