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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.
5 funders with a record of paying for “benifits”
Where the money went
Largest: $50,000 to BIG SKY KIDS — benifits children with medical condititons
Iredell County PartnershipStatesville, NCCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $141,531 · through 2023Largest: $141,531 to SMALL BEGINNINGS CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER LLC — nc pre-k; insurance & benifits for child care workers
Largest: $16,000 to CHARLOTTESVILLE AREA MOUNTAIN BIKE CLUB — trail improvement for community benifit
Indiana University Health Blackford HospitalIndianapolis, INCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $16,000 · through 2022Largest: $16,000 to TAYLOR UNIVERSITY — community benifits
Largest: $2,500 to THE RINGLING MUSEUM — to help the instituiton programs for the benifit of the community
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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 →