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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 “cate”
Where the money went
The Ahmanson FoundationBeverly Hills, CA
5 matching grants · $940,000 · through 2023Largest: $50,000 to CATE SCHOOL — scholarship support, 2024-2025
The San Francisco FoundationSan Francisco, CACharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $9.7M · through 2024Largest: $2.0M to CATE SCHOOL — for the final four sprint for general or capital use. for the cate annual fund. for the board of trustees special fund. for general support.
Largest: $50,000 to LOUISVILLE PRESBYTERIAN THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY — the dorothy cate and thomas f. frist presidential scholarship endowment
Largest: $20,000 to CATE SCHOOL — support students doing environmental work - ar
Largest: $25,000 to CATE SCHOOL — scholarships/fellowships
Largest: $247,350 to Thomas College — scholarships - i adji, b allen, m allen, l bangs, j bartlett, b bates, a berry, n berry, a beyor, z braun, a brawn, e brewer, i campbell, m cates, a chabot, c chambers, l cirard, s…
The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift FundNew York, NYCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $400,000 · through 2023Largest: $150,000 to CATE SCHOOL — scholarships & financial aid
Largest: $25,000 to CATE SCHOOL — the frank griffen classroom
Marin Community FoundationNovato, CACharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $382,000 · through 2024Largest: $256,000 to CATE SCHOOL — general operating support
Largest: $6,000 to (416) CATE SCHOOL — matching gifts program: to support cate and forever (lynn harwell cate school trustee donation)
Largest: $20,000 to CATE SCHOOL — unrestricted general
Largest: $54,000 to CATE SCHOOL — 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 →