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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 “brilliance”
Where the money went
Down Syndrome Association of WisconsinWauwatosa, WICharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $757,256 · through 2024Largest: $570,000 to ISLANDS OF BRILLIANCE — subrecipient for workforce innovation grant
New Schools FundOakland, CACharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $645,000 · through 2024Largest: $315,000 to DEKALB BRILLIANCE ACADEMY — innovative schools
Greater Milwaukee FoundationMilwaukee, WICharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $115,000 · through 2024Largest: $52,500 to ISLANDS OF BRILLIANCE — autism brilliance lab for entrepreneurship
Charter FundDenver, COCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $550,000 · through 2024Largest: $200,000 to DEKALB BRILLIANCE ACADEMY INC — charter school growth
Largest: $8,000 to OWENSBORO PUBLIC SCHOOLS — footsteps 2 brilliance
Largest: $40,000 to GROVES ACADEMY — empower learner to discover their brilliance
Largest: $1.3M to DANCERS GROUP — 79512 uplifting the beauty and brilliance of disability, dismantling ableism, and mainstreaming the principles and practices of 'disability justice'
Largest: $2,500 to ISLANDS OF BRILLIANCE — operating expenses
Largest: $17,500 to ISLANDS OF BRILLIANCE — general operations
Largest: $5,000 to Islands of Brilliance Inc — mobile sandbox - travel creative workshop
Largest: $200,000 to DEKALB BRILLIANCE ACADEMY INC — growth of charter schools
Largest: $5,000 to ISLANDS OF BRILLIANCE — general operating support
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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 →