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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 “catalyzing”
Where the money went
Capital Impact PartnersArlington, VACharity · may take applications
83 matching grants · $5.5M · through 2024Largest: $222,222 to FIVE WOODS LHPLLC — to catalyze business growth and support business success for dc owned food businesses
Largest: $330,000 to (353) GREATER LOWELL COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC — to provide core support for lowell chamber orchestra as part of the catalyzing vitality program
Largest: $675,000 to BRANDEIS U HELLER SCH FOR SOC POL — 79284 supporting data, research, and users related to the child opportunity index 3.0 to draw attention to and catalyze action on equitable neighborhoods
Cincinnati Institute of Fine ArtsCincinnati, OHCharity · may take applications
46 matching grants · $454,183 · through 2023Largest: $31,375 to Activities Beyond the Classroom — catalyzing impact grant
National College Attainment NetworkWashington, DCCharity · may take applications
40 matching grants · $669,270 · through 2024Largest: $37,397 to ONWARD WE LEARN — catalyzing postsecondary pathways support at scale & strengthening postsecondary transitions for students with learning differences
Largest: $1.8M to INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH CENTRE — toward the costs of a research partnership initiative that seeks to catalyze change for healthy and sustainable food systems in low- and middle-income countries
Wk Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI
20 matching grants · $10.0M · through 2022Largest: $1.5M to NEW MEXICO COMMUNITY CAPITAL — strengthen native self-determination through tribal entrepreneurship in both rural and urban communities, and catalyze culturally designed coalition efforts focused on policy, rese…
Largest: $260,417 to ROCKWOOD LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE — for the rockwood documentary leaders fellowship, a leadership development program to catalyze a shift in the leadership and collaboration capacity of documentary sector leaders
Largest: $200,000 to Social Impact Fund — to recruit clean energy workers in detroit and catalyze a national clean energy jobs movement led by local and regional partners
US Climate Action NetworkWashington, DCCharity · may take applications
15 matching grants · $715,000 · through 2022Largest: $105,000 to SUSTAINING WAY — member catalyzing grants
Largest: $450,000 to HEALTHCARE ANCHOR NETWORK INC — to support the healthcare anchor network as they catalyze health systems to leverage their hiring, purchasing, investing, and other key institutional assets to create economically …
Largest: $875,000 to Prosper Foundation — to support the catalyze birmingham challenge, a first-of-its-kind regional expansion of the national catalyze challenge.
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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 →