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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 “breastfeeding”
Where the money went
Wk Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI
56 matching grants · $11.8M · through 2024Largest: $150,000 to ACADEMY OF BREASTFEEDING MEDICINE — increase the number, diversity and knowledge base of physician and nurse breastfeeding champions in hospitals serving vulnerable populations resulting in an increased number of bab…
American Academy of PediatricsKing of Prussia, PACharity · may take applications
17 matching grants · $483,436 · through 2024Largest: $7,488 to BLAIR COUNTY BREASTFEEDING COALITION — community partnership and outreach for breastfeeding initiatives
Healthconnect OneChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
15 matching grants · $97,800 · through 2022Largest: $6,000 to NEW MEXICO BREASTFEEDING TASK FORCE — the purpose is to explore and engage community in increasing breastfeeding intention, initiation and duration at 6 weeks during pandemic.
Association of State and TerritorialArlington, VACharity · may take applications
13 matching grants · $822,237 · through 2023Largest: $152,500 to STATE OF UTAH-DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH — building state public health department capacity to support breastfeeding,
American Heart AssociationDallas, TXCharity · may take applications
5 matching grants · $211,000 · through 2024Largest: $45,000 to Kansas Breastfeeding Coalition — policy equity exploration research
Largest: $10,000 to ACADEMY OF BREASTFEEDING MEDICINE — 28th annual international meeting presented by the academy of breastfeeding medicine
Global CommunitiesBethesda, MDCharity · may take applications
6 matching grants · $80,682 · through 2023Largest: $23,995 to SAN DIEGO BREASTFEEDING CENTER FOUNDATION — technical assistance
Michigan Health Endowment FundBrighton, MICharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $853,419 · through 2024Largest: $499,841 to COREWELL HEALTH FOUNDATION WEST MICHIGAN — belatched: advancing black breastfeeding
Alliance for ChildrenMonroe, NCCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $546,413 · through 2024Largest: $148,479 to UNION COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES - PUBLIC HEALTH — breastfeeding support & child care health consultant
AccessmattersPhiladelphia, PACharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $460,833 · through 2024Largest: $147,490 to HEALTH PROMOTION COUNCIL — family planning, breast & cervical cancer, breastfeeding grant
Largest: $1.1M to UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL — to expand a two-state initiative that will increase breastfeeding rates throughout the carolinas.
United Way of Greater CincinnatiCincinnati, OHCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $140,000 · through 2024Largest: $42,500 to Breastfeeding Outreach for Our Beautiful Sisters — program operating cost
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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 →