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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 “blackburn”
Where the money went
The United Way of Southwestern PennsylvaniaPittsburgh, PACharity · may take applications
8 matching grants · $736,650 · through 2024Largest: $193,750 to Blackburn Center Against Domestic & Sexual Violenc — united way grant
Pennsylvania Coalition AgainstHarrisburg, PACharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $2.1M · through 2024Largest: $561,725 to BLACKBURN CENTER — support domestic violence programs
Respect TogetherHarrisburg, PACharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $1.4M · through 2024Largest: $380,142 to BLACKBURN CENTER — act 44, title xx, fvpsa, rpe, phhsbg, sasp and rscca grant recipient
Largest: $19,949 to BLACKBURN COLLEGE — scholarships/leadership awards
Largest: $13,889 to BLACKBURN COLLEGE — general operations
Largest: $10,000 to BLACKBURN CENTER — operating expenses
Largest: $100,000 to RUBY PARDUE BLACKBURN DAY CARE CENTER — general operating fund
Largest: $205,000 to NAPA VALLEY FESTIVAL ASSOCIATION — programs include free year-round arts for all programs that provide 6,000 seniors, veterans and families, free international quality concerts each year; the bouchaine young artist …
Largest: $1,000 to Blackburn College — to use in operations, for scholarships, etc.
Largest: $27,238 to BLACKBURN COLLEGE — general operating
The Pittsburgh FoundationPittsburgh, PACharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $66,427 · through 2024Largest: $35,750 to BLACKBURN CENTER AGAINST DOMESTIC & SEXUAL VIOLENCE — human services
Agenda for ChildrenNew Orleans, LACharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $65,373 · through 2024Largest: $33,373 to BLACKBURN'S TOTS & TODDLERS LEARNING ACADEMY — subsidize/enhance access to high-quality early care and education for children
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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 →