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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 “bring”
Where the money went
Largest: $600,000 to NEW AMERICA FOUNDATION — core support for the open technology institute, which brings together advocates, researchers, and technologists to ensure equitable access to open and secure digital communications…
The Toy FoundationNew York, NYCharity · may take applications
61 matching grants · $1.2M · through 2024Largest: $25,000 to LE BONHEUR CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL — bring the healing power of play to children in hospital settings
National Collegiate Investors &Hadley, MACharity · may take applications
53 matching grants · $1.5M · through 2023Largest: $50,000 to Arizona State University — grants to help fund and support faculty with innovative ideas to create new or transform existing courses and programs to help students develop novel, stem-based inventions and gai…
Largest: $1,500 to MINI THERAPY HORSES — matching gift: to support an organization that brings joy, comfort and hope to people in los angeles by pairing highly trained miniature horses with dedicated handlers to bring the…
Largest: $150,000 to THE SHALOM HARTMAN INSTITUTE OF NORTH AMERICA — to support the min habeerot program, which brings together arab and jewish teachers and principals to study interfaith texts and engage in conversation about values.
Largest: $1.6M to PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE — to support postdoctoral fellows at the black hole initiative, a unique interdisciplinary center bringing together investigators from astronomy, physics, mathematics, and philosophy…
Largest: $277,392 to AMERICAN ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC POLICY RESEARCH — to conduct and disseminate research studying how zoning regulations and other local land use policies impact housing supply and affordability, to provide evidence-based solutions t…
Largest: $1.1M to Chicago U of Dept of Med — 75846 bringing together state medicaid directors,
Largest: $160,469 to CHANCELLOR MASTERS AND SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSIT — to support the action for restitution to africa program organized by the pitt rivers museum and several co-pis, which, through a series of workshops, research, and education, aims …
Largest: $15,000 to JDRF — to ptovide support to host two events bringing national type 1 diabetes experts to communities in kentucky and west virginia to connect patients with specialty care, resources, and…
Maine Technology InstitutePortland, MECharity · may take applications
19 matching grants · $2.3M · through 2024Largest: $220,000 to Gulf of Maine Research Institute — the goal of the summit is to bring together blue economy start-up founders, investors, and resource providers to discuss emerging investment trends, acquisition activity, showcase …
Largest: $150,000 to Hispanic Advocacy and Community Empowerment Through Research — to research latine women entreprenuership within the informal economy and bring resources to bear to increase success
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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 →