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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.

1 funder with a record of paying for “benningfield”

Where the money went

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Billie and Gillis Thomas Family → University of San Diego: $69K across 3 grants, latest 2024Billie and Gillis Thomas Family → Chapman University: $23K across 1 grant, latest 2024Billie and Gillis Thomas Family → Ursuline Academy: $20K across 2 grants, latest 2023Billie and Gillis Thomas Family → John Cabot University: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2023Billie and Gillis Thomas Family: $118K on this topic. Open the funder.Billie and Gillis Thomas Fami…$118KUniversity of San Diego: received $69K on this topicUniversity of San Diego$69KChapman University: received $23K on this topicChapman University$23KUrsuline Academy: received $20K on this topicUrsuline Academy$20KJohn Cabot University: received $5K on this topicJohn Cabot University$5K
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Source: IRS Form 990-PF Part XV and Form 990 Schedule I, tax years 20192025. 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 →