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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 “bestprep”
Where the money went
Largest: $3,600 to BESTPREP — bestprep mn business ventures
Largest: $89,000 to BESTPREP — headquarter giving
Largest: $65,000 to BESTPREP — bestprep's classroom plus, cloud coach, ementors, and minnesota business venture programs
Largest: $35,000 to BestPrep — program support for bestpreps ementors cloud coach classroom plus and minnesota business venture programs
The Minneapolis FoundationMinneapolis, MNCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $107,775 · through 2024Largest: $44,975 to BESTPREP — donor-recommended, human services
Inspire Brands FoundationAtlanta, GACharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $220,300 · through 2024Largest: $81,200 to BestPrep — mission support
Ecmc GroupMinneapolis, MNCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $101,100 · through 2024Largest: $40,300 to BESTPREP — program sponsorship
Largest: $15,000 to BestPrep — program or project
Largest: $15,870 to BESTPREP — match a previous donation (501(c)3) grant, match payroll deduction (higher ed) grant, stem career pathways
Spire Credit UnionFalcon Heights, MNCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $31,165 · through 2024Largest: $17,500 to BESTPREP — event sponsorship/donation
Largest: $10,000 to BESTPREP — minnesota business venture and ementors programs
Largest: $1,500 to BESTPREP — annual fund campaign
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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 →