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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 “centric”
Where the money went
Largest: $1.1M to FOUNDATION FOR CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY COLLEGES — student-centric practices program grant
Largest: $10,000 to PACE — for membership in pace, a member-centric philanthropic laboratory for funders seeking to maximize their impact on democracy and civic life in the united states
Largest: $963,282 to CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER — comparison of standard-of-care vs. a patient-centric noncontrast abbreviated mr enterography protocol
Largest: $150,000 to THE GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY — for an intergovernmental personnel act mobility program assignment to the white house office of science and technology policy for specialized expertise on privacy-centric transpare…
Largest: $650,000 to Data and Society Research Institute — support social implications of data-centric technologies & automation.
Largest: $549,081 to TRANSITION NETWORK — in support of the project "accelerating nature-centric decision-making and living systems through bioregional governance partnerships"
Largest: $100,000 to VETS ADVOCACY — support vets advocacy's oversight of the va west los angeles master planning effort to develop a veteran-centric community
Largest: $60,000 to I AM ALS — to support the general operations of i am als, a patient-led, patient-centric community leading the fight against als, reshaping public understanding and searching for cures.
Largest: $300,000 to The Trust for Public Land — to advance regional competitiveness by creating vibrant neighborhoods through equitable parks-centric urban redevelopment
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2 matching grants · $65,000 · through 2024Largest: $35,000 to HOMELESS CHILDREN'S NETWORK — the goal of this pilot project is to provide innovative, afri-centric group support for marginalized black/african american children, youth, and parents/caregivers through homeless…
Largest: $250,000 to OPEN DATA INSTITUTE LIMITED — to support the launch of the odis data-centric ai program and related responsible data stewardship.
Largest: $151,120 to NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES RESEARCH FOUNDATION — support to engage county leaders via survey and focus group to provide a county-centric perspective and recommendations for america's new business plan, and elevate policy recommen…
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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 →