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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 “brace”
Where the money went
Largest: $20,000 to BRAZILIAN AMERICAN CENTER - BRACE — meeting the moment
Largest: $15,000 to BRACE FOR IMPACT 46 — to further the exempt purpose of the recipient organization
Health Care for AllBoston, MACharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $410,548 · through 2024Largest: $188,298 to BRAZILIAN AMERICAN CENTER INC - BRACE — voices for health justice
Largest: $137,121 to Various vendors — braces, shoes, wheel chairs, and appliances for the handicapped
30 for the KidsFenton, MOCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $373,000 · through 2024Largest: $166,000 to BRACE FOR IMPACT 46 — support to children in haiti
Community Foundation for MetrowestNatick, MACharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $105,000 · through 2025Largest: $65,000 to BRACE — 2023 mw emergency re
Largest: $88,334 to BRAZILIAN-AMERICAN CENTER (BRACE) — human services
St Louis Cardinals Community FundSt Louis, MOCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $100,000 · through 2024Largest: $50,000 to BRACE FOR IMPACT 46 INC — gen. op. funds
Largest: $25,000 to KEN & MABEL BRACE FOUNDATION — general contributions
St Louis Community FoundationSt Louis, MOCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $28,600 · through 2024Largest: $13,600 to BRACE FOR IMPACT 46 INC — general support, fund a need
The Rhode Island Community FoundationProvidence, RICharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $100,000 · through 2024Largest: $50,000 to KEN & MABEL BRACE FOUNDATION INC — general operating support
Elevate VenturesIndianapolis, INCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $99,813 · through 2023Largest: $74,935 to Tayco Brace Inc — sbir/sttr phase i grant
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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 →