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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 “brent”
Where the money went
Largest: $25,000 to THE FAMILY TREE — support through sponsorship of lace up to prevent child abuse 5k in memory of brent a. rosenberg
Largest: $5,500 to BRENT'S PLACE BRENT ELEY FOUNDATION — provides housing and programs for people undergoing bone marrow transplants as well as cancer treatments
Largest: $100,000 to BRENT SHAPIRO FOUNDATION FOR DRUG AWARENESS — charitble contribution - general operating support
Largest: $6,000 to BRENT EDINGTON — college scholarship based on need
Largest: $35,500 to BRENT SHAPIRO FOUNDATION FOR DRUG AWARENESS — general & unrestricted
Largest: $40,000 to BRENT'S PLACE — various charitable purposes
Conrad N Hilton FoundationWestlake Village, CA
4 matching grants · $55,000 · through 2024Largest: $15,000 to BRENT SHAPIRO FOUNDATION FOR DRUG AWARENESS — for general operating support
The San Diego FoundationSan Diego, CACharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $42,500 · through 2024Largest: $27,000 to LA JOLLA HIGH SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION — for the brent woodall scholarship
West Alabama Regional CommissionNorthport, ALCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $38,000 · through 2024Largest: $10,000 to CITY OF BRENT — senior services
Largest: $5,000 to BRENT ELEY FOUNDATION DBA BRENT'S PLACE — used at the discretion of the board of directors or trustees as they see fit for operating their organization
Largest: $7,500 to Brent Shapiro Foundation for Alcohol & Drugs — education on disease of alcohol & drug dependence
Largest: $75,000 to WINTHROP UNIVERSITY — support for archaeological research and fieldword of dr. brent woodfill
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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 →