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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 “cara”
Where the money went
Community Foundation of North TexasFort Worth, TXCharity · may take applications
17 matching grants · $599,900 · through 2024Largest: $105,000 to BOTANICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF TEXAS DBA FORT WORTH BOTANIC GARDEN — for family garden project, in memory of petra gorski, requested by gail rawl, kim darden, annette williamson, philip williamson, rebecca shores, frank darden, christopher darden, c…
Largest: $1.0M to CARA PROGRAM — general operating support for cara collective
Largest: $200,000 to CARAS — wellness program
The Chicago Community TrustChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $8.9M · through 2023Largest: $302,000 to Cara Program — general support for programs, operations and other charitable purposes
Ghr FoundationMinneapolis, MN
4 matching grants · $934,285 · through 2024Largest: $340,932 to Misean Cara — caring for children with disabilities: a collaborative initiative of catholic sisters in africa
Largest: $50,000 to RESEARCH FOUNDATION OF CUNY — general operating support for college access: research and action (cara)
Largest: $75,000 to The Cara Program — strong communities
Largest: $55,000 to SD Mines Center for Alumni Relations and Advancement (CARA) — general assistance
Largest: $60,000 to CARA COLLECTIVE — general operating support & wellness
Largest: $50,000 to CARA PROGRAM — general operating
Largest: $65,000 to CARA COLLECTIVE — for general operations in chicago
Shure Charitable Trust Created Uw of Sidney N ShureChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $220,000 · through 2024Largest: $60,000 to CARA Program — 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 →