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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 “bernadette”
Where the money went
Largest: $100,000 to SAINT BERNADETTE SCHOOL — scholarship support
Largest: $3,000 to ST BERNADETTE CATHOLIC CHURCH — tuition assistance - jchs operations support
St Bernadette Caritas SocietyWestlake, OHCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $271,744 · through 2024Largest: $157,807 to ST BERNADETTE SCHOOL — grants given to help provide financial aid for those in need, additional funds to help fund school projects that are deemed necessary by the principal/pastor
The Catholic Foundation of North GeorgiaAtlanta, GACharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $34,600 · through 2024Largest: $11,700 to St Bernadette Catholic Church — general operations
The Ayco Charitable FoundationCohoes, NYCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $95,000 · through 2025Largest: $75,000 to FRANCISCAN SISTERS OF ST BERNADETTE INC — religious institutions
The Chicago Community TrustChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $38,000 · through 2022Largest: $13,500 to De La Salle Institute — contribution to the earl e. meyers endowed scholarship fund, matching the contribution of michael o'connell, pgl retiree, matching the contribution of bernadette johnson, pgl emplo…
Largest: $22,000 to LOURDES FOUNDATION INC — donation for funding operation of the st. bernadette health clinics
The Community Foundation of LouisvilleLouisville, KYCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $63,000 · through 2023Largest: $27,500 to ST BERNADETTE CHURCH — x religion spiritual development
Largest: $11,000 to St Bernadette School — computer lab update
Community Foundation for SoutheastDetroit, MICharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $45,000 · through 2024Largest: $25,500 to ST BERNADETTE CATHOLIC CHURCH — religion-related
Largest: $10,000 to BERNADETTE FARMER — college scholarship
Early Learning Coalition of BrowardFort Lauderdale, FLCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $73,043 · through 2024Largest: $47,754 to ST BERNADETTE PAROCHIAL SCHOOL — child care reimbursements and other grants (non-recurring) to providers
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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 →