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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 “checks”
Where the money went
Largest: $55,000 to Christian Aid Mission — check donation to 501c3 charity
Largest: $20,000 to Hannah Dreier — scripps howard awards prize check
Largest: $62,112 to LAKEWOOD BAPTIST CHURCH (CHECK NO 131 PAID 122425) — to support their charitable purposes.
MeedanSan Francisco, CACharity · may take applications
11 matching grants · $1.7M · through 2024Largest: $284,170 to UNIV OF MASSACHUSETTS AMHERST — develop fact-checking tools
Veterans United FoundationColumbia, MOCharity · may take applications
11 matching grants · $699,925 · through 2025Largest: $100,000 to THE BOOT CAMPAIGN — health & wellness program. check 2 of 2
Largest: $500,000 to MEEDAN INC — to use ml to help media organizations collaboratively respond to misinformation with verified fact checks
Variety of Eastern TennesseeKnoxville, TNCharity · may take applications
7 matching grants · $76,300 · through 2024Largest: $15,000 to BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF EAST TENNESSEE — to provide funding for background checks for volunteers who mentor underprivileged children.
Fraternal Order of EaglesMillersburg, OHCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $687,038 · through 2024Largest: $332,489 to OHIO STATE EAGLES CHARITY FUND INC — the funds reported in schedule i, part ii, to the 501(c)(3) ohio state eagles charity fund, inc. are restricted for a specific project. these funds are required to be disbursed to …
Largest: $27,750 to THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF ALABAMA — dedicated to preventing avoidable injuries and advocating for the well-being of children in the state of alabama, children's of alabama uses thinkfirsts evidence-based curriculum t…
The San Diego FoundationSan Diego, CACharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $274,277 · through 2024Largest: $100,000 to REEF CHECK FOUNDATION — to support reef check foundation and ecocimati ac with the expanding local capacity for kelp forest conservation project
Largest: $5,000 to Catholic Art Institute — replacement check for check 24795 for board grant at march meeting to support the costs of the 2024 conerence and choral concert in chicago slated for august
Largest: $200,000 to Full Fact — to support uk's leading independent fact checking charity.
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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 →