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.
8 funders with a record of paying for “bershire”
Where the money went
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8 funders, 26 recipients, grants matching “bershire” only. Ribbon width is proportional to the total given; each funder has its own colour. Hover a name to isolate its flows, click a funder to open it. Drag to move around; zoom with the buttons, a double-click, or the wheel after clicking the map.
Largest: $233,531 to PLANNED PARENTHOOD — (1) description: 514 shares of bershire hathaway class b securities (2) book value: $94,444 (3) method used to determine book value: average of the high/low on the date the securit…
Largest: $301,226 to INSTITUTE FOR STATE EFFECTIVENESS — (1) description: 718 shares of bershire hathaway class b securities (2) book value: $32,837 (3) method used to determine book value: average of the high/low on the date the securit…
Largest: $293,098 to ELECTRON ELECTRIC DIPOLE MOMENT — (1) description: 650 shares of bershire hathaway class b securities (2) book value: $94,807 (3) method used to determine book value: stock price (4) method used to determine fair m…
Largest: $250,162 to SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA PUBLIC RADIO — (1) description: 596 shares of bershire hathaway class b securities (2) book value: $39,530 (3) method used to determine book value: average of the high/low on the date the securit…
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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 →
