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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 “bonuses”
Where the money went
East Denver Colfax PartnershipDenver, COCharity · may take applications
40 matching grants · $562,500 · through 2025Largest: $15,000 to GREEK GOODIES LLC — rent or mortgage payments (excluding taxes), utilities and insurance payroll, benefits, or incentives (e.g., bonuses) to hire and retain workers inventory/supplies
Detroit Children'S FundDetroit, MICharity · may take applications
9 matching grants · $4.7M · through 2024Largest: $385,000 to DETROIT ACADEMY OF ARTS & SCIENCE — provide foundational tools and support to staff and students; retention bonuses
Smart Beginnings Virginia PeninsulaNewport News, VACharity · may take applications
9 matching grants · $216,039 · through 2021Largest: $66,708 to CITY OF NEWPORT NEWS PARKS & REC — grants for salary bonus, scholarships and slot payments
Catholic Community FoundationGlendale, CACharity · may take applications
8 matching grants · $247,100 · through 2023Largest: $30,000 to SCHOOL OF SANTA ISABEL — to pay a year end bonus of $2,000 to all 12 staff and a $3,000 bonus to principal hilda orozco. in addition, provide and additional $3,000 to cover any fica, medicare and workers c…
Largest: $5,000 to GlobalGiving Foundation Inc — august 2023 employee referral bonus - globalgiving foundation
The Community Foundation forJacksonville, FLCharity · may take applications
13 matching grants · $217,544 · through 2024Largest: $32,000 to CUMMER MUSEUM OF ART & GARDENS — to match funds raised during lightful's bridge 2022 digital fundraising program and a participant bonus
Rochester Friendly Senior ServicesRochester, NYCharity · may take applications
5 matching grants · $340,144 · through 2024Largest: $201,672 to ROCHESTER FRIENDLY HOME — assistance provided to friendly home for employee bonuses
Cleveland County Partnership forShelby, NCCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $1.5M · through 2024Largest: $391,510 to CHILD CARE CONNECTIONS OF CLEVELAND COUNTY INC — child care resource & referral, child care quality enhancement & sustainability, educ. bonuses
Tma Heritage FoundationOviedo, FLCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $4.3M · through 2024Largest: $885,606 to The Master's Academy of Central Florida Inc — general support including interest from teacher endowment fund for teacher bonuses and cash flow for operations due to delayed scholarship funding.
New Hampshire Charitable FoundationConcord, NHCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $359,119 · through 2024Largest: $141,500 to New Hampshire Center for Nonprofits — for general support, dei, bonus pool, and power of community prizes
Building FamiliesClarion, IACharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $188,256 · through 2024Largest: $51,999 to Mid Sioux Opportunity Inc — grants and retention bonuses
Largest: $414,453 to City of Artesia — first responders retention bonuses
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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 →