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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 “braille”
Where the money went
Largest: $65,000 to SEEDLINGS BRAILLE BOOKS FOR CHILDREN — #25-11: braille books for children with vision loss and teachers of the visually impaired (renewal)
Largest: $20,000 to SEEDLINGS BRAILLE BOOKS FOR CHILDREN — support for seedlings b4b program, an invite-only program for early intervention programs, to receive two print-braille-and-picture books for each pre-braille reader (ages birth-3)…
Newco FoundationSanta Rosa Valley, CA
7 matching grants · $130,000 · through 2025Largest: $30,000 to NATIONAL BRAILLE PRESS — children's braille book club - year 4 of 5.
Largest: $350,000 to BRAILLE INSTITUTE — charitable activities
Largest: $10,000 to NATIONAL BRAILLE PRESS INC — to benefit handicapped children &/related research.
Largest: $5,000 to BRAILLE BOOKS FOR BLIND CHILDREN — braille books for blind children
Largest: $15,000 to NATIONAL BRAILLE PRESS — hands-on! books for blind children
Largest: $15,000 to BRAILLE INSTITUTE (LOS ANGELES) — general operating support
Largest: $84,000 to BRAILLE INSTITUTE OF AMERICA INC — general operating
Largest: $47,000 to BRAILLE INSTITUTE OF AMERICA INC — general operating
Delta Gamma FoundationColumbus, OHCharity · may take applications
5 matching grants · $51,035 · through 2024Largest: $12,000 to SEEDLINGS BRAILLE BOOKS FOR CHILDREN — aid for blind
Largest: $40,000 to BRAILLE INSTITUTE — enable donee to continue exempt function
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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 →