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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 “breakout”
Where the money went
Largest: $26,250 to BREAKOUT — 80196 supporting breakout pittsburgh 2022 in celebrating pioneering innovation, arts, food, and equitable change in the steel city
Ploughshares FoundationHighland Park, IL
4 matching grants · $16,000 · through 2025Largest: $4,000 to CALIFORNIA YOUTH OUTREACH — breakout prison outreach program
Promys FoundationBoston, MACharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $93,500 · through 2023Largest: $85,000 to BOSTON UNIVERSITY (PROMYS DESIGNATION) — need-based financial aid, breakout fellowship, and other student support
Largest: $150,000 to SOCIAL & ENVIRONMENTAL ENTREPRENEURS — to support the charitable activities of breakout!
John D and Catherine T MacArthur Foundation (Consolidated)Chicago, IL
1 matching grant · $50,000 · through 2023Largest: $50,000 to Breakout Foundation Inc — in support of the breakout foundation's chicago community fund convening
Largest: $50,000 to SOCIAL ENVIRONMENTAL ENTREPRENEURS FBO BREAKOUT — general operating support for breakout!
American Mathematical SocietyProvidence, RICharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $40,000 · through 2023Largest: $40,000 to FRIENDS OF THE INTERNATIONAL — 2023 breakout graduate fellowships
Amalgamated Charitable FoundationWashington, DCCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $91,000 · through 2024Largest: $91,000 to Breakout Foundation Inc — project support
The Chicago Community TrustChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $80,000 · through 2022Largest: $80,000 to Breakout Foundation Inc — support for grants program
Society of Professional JournalistsIndianapolis, INCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $50,000 · through 2023Largest: $50,000 to SOCIETY OF PROFESSIONAL JOURNALISTS — supported spj's annual convention held in las vegas, nevada, in october. the convention provides journalists with education, training and networking. attendees work in online, prin…
Largest: $25,000 to FULTON OPERA HOUSE FOUNDATION — breakout performance campaign
Largest: $25,000 to UNITED STATES HEALTHFUL FOOD COUNCIL INC — making 2023 a breakout year fund
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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 →