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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 “carmen”
Where the money went
Community Fdn of Greater Des MoinesDes Moines, IACharity · may take applications
5 matching grants · $4.0M · through 2024Largest: $2.0M to DES MOINES CHRISTIAN SCHOOL ATTN CARMEN KOPF — grant distribution
Largest: $38,012 to Portland State University — scholarships for aliya omar (8,334), anh nguyen (1,666), carmen martinez chavarin (413), chablue wah (5,000), daniel carrillo (410), fadi labib (4,618), faiza abdi (5,000), japhety…
Energy Outreach ColoradoDenver, COCharity · may take applications
5 matching grants · $725,062 · through 2024Largest: $424,784 to SISTER CARMEN COMMUNITY CENTER — agency grants
Largest: $25,000 to ADRIAN DELL AND CARMEN ROBERTS FDN — educational scholarships
Hillsborough County School ReadinessTampa, FLCharity · may take applications
6 matching grants · $164,310 · through 2023Largest: $40,487 to CARMEN GONZALEZ — covid assistance for providers
Largest: $105,000 to CARMEN P ALVAREZ - JOHNS HOPKINS U — 76229 improving psychosocial well-being among latina immigrant survivors of adverse childhood experiences -- carmen p. alvarez, phd, rn, crnp, cnm
Charter FundDenver, COCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $585,000 · through 2024Largest: $200,000 to CARMEN HIGH SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY INC — impact and innovation
Carol Franc Buck FoundationIncline Village, NV
4 matching grants · $350,000 · through 2023Largest: $250,000 to SAN FRANCISCO BALLET — mere mortals & carmen
United Way of Greater Milwaukee &Milwaukee, WICharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $109,507 · through 2024Largest: $33,340 to CARMEN HIGH SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY — donor designations
Largest: $2,000 to STONEHAM HIGH SCHOOL — 2024 carmen colotti scholarship award
Largest: $1,500 to CARMEN NOBBE — educational scholarship
Largest: $7,500 to SISTER CARMEN COMMUNITY — supportive services
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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 →