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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 “braided”
Where the money went
Largest: $136,500 to THE FUND FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS INC — braided pathways fund
Seattle FoundationSeattle, WACharity · may take applications
12 matching grants · $73,500 · through 2024Largest: $20,000 to BRAIDED SEEDS — to support joy and wellness for staff within black-led organizations in king county
Pennsylvania Cdfi NetworkPhiladelphia, PACharity · may take applications
8 matching grants · $80,000 · through 2023Largest: $10,000 to AFRICAN ROYAL HAIR BRAIDING LLC — covid relief grant
Wend IiBentonville, AR
3 matching grants · $2.3M · through 2024Largest: $1.3M to Social Good Fund — to support the braiding seeds fellowship, which provides funding, mentorship, and a mutually supportive community to aspiring, beginner and intermediate bipoc farmers/land stewards…
Common Counsel FoundationOakland, CACharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $1.1M · through 2024Largest: $1.0M to SOCIAL GOOD FUND — braiding seeds fellowship
Largest: $200,000 to Braided River — to develop and promote a visually-focused book that includes stories around the challenges facing the colorado river basin, including promising solutions for managing water resourc…
Largest: $5,000 to BRAIDED SEEDS — unrestricted general
Largest: $12,000 to BRAIDED SEEDS — braided seeds summer reclamation trips
Conrad N Hilton FoundationWestlake Village, CA
2 matching grants · $1.5M · through 2024Largest: $845,000 to INTERNATIONAL YOUTH FOUNDATION — to develop a workforce program that braids together federal and municipal resources for opportunity youth in mexico city
Largest: $20,000 to THE BRAID FOUNDATION — to promote mental health awareness, and increase equitabl access to mental help
Northwestern UniversityEvanston, ILCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $66,487 · through 2023Largest: $38,561 to Braided Education Consulting — support of research activities
Largest: $10,000 to BRAIDED RIVER — environmental protection
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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 →