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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 “buyer”
Where the money went
Largest: $7,500 to LIZETTE ROBINSON — first time home buyer grant
Largest: $15,000 to BUILDING BRIDGES ACROSS THE RIVER — east of the river home buyers club
Largest: $1.3M to Cambiar Education — to build the capacity of school districts and states to be smarter buyers of educational curriculum and products, including high-impact tutoring, through greater market transparenc…
Car Housing Affordability FundSacramento, CACharity · may take applications
5 matching grants · $205,000 · through 2024Largest: $30,000 to SAN LUIS OBISPO AOR — first time home buyer grant program" offers $3,000 grants to (20) first-time home buyers who are purchasing property in san luis obispo coastal county.
Largest: $30,000 to Housing Partnership of Chester County — first time home buyer program
Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater BostonBoston, MACharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $3.3M · through 2024Largest: $2.3M to Clean Energy Buyers Institute — daf - environment
Breakthrough Energy ActionKirkland, WACharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $2.6M · through 2024Largest: $1.2M to CLEAN ENERGY BUYERS ASSOCIATION — policy implementation
United States Energy FoundationSan Francisco, CACharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $1.8M · through 2024Largest: $815,000 to CLEAN ENERGY BUYERS ASSOCIATION — to promote education and analysis to advance clean, affordable energy that protects public health.
Action NowHouston, TXCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $750,000 · through 2024Largest: $250,000 to CLEAN ENERGY BUYERS ASSOCIATION — to provide general operating support.
The Cynthia & George Mitchell FoundationThe Woodlands, TX
3 matching grants · $600,000 · through 2024Largest: $250,000 to CE Buyers Institute — to activate energy customers to drive resilient, reliable, affordable, and clean power for all texans
Climate Imperative FoundationSan Francisco, CACharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $1.4M · through 2024Largest: $495,000 to Clean Energy Buyers Institute — to support research, education, and outreach about clean industrial practices
The Aspen InstituteWashington, DCCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $4.0M · through 2024Largest: $2.5M to ZERO EMISSION MARITIME BUYERS ALLIANCE — support operating activities
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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 →