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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 “cheryl”
Where the money went
Largest: $15,000 to DIANGCO MARIA CHERYL — fellowship stipend
Fritz B Burns FoundationWoodland Hills, CA
4 matching grants · $100,000 · through 2024Largest: $25,000 to Brigham Young University — contribution is to a charity exempt under section 501(c)(3) which is not a private foundation. contribution is to provide funding for cheryl r. robinson endowed graduate student nu…
Largest: $3,000 to CHERYL MARRS — fire recovery assistance
Largest: $31,000 to CHERYL N AGUILAR - SMITH COL SCH FO — 79926 health policy research scholars cohort six - 2022
O'Brate FoundationGarden City, KS
3 matching grants · $10,500 · through 2024Largest: $5,000 to CHERYL HENSLEY — scholarship for higher education
Largest: $15,000 to EMMANUEL AND CHERYL SARMIENTO FAMILY FDN — unrestricted contribution to support gen operations
Largest: $2,500 to CHERYL CATES MEMORIAL FOUNDATION — charitable/educational
Largest: $13,200 to CHERYL DUGAN — direct care to needy foster parent(s) and expenses related to the child(ren)'s care which is provided by these foster parent(s).
Largest: $9,875 to Cheryl ODonnell — ac & furnace and furnace ac system
Northwest Minnesota FoundationBemidji, MNCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $52,770 · through 2023Largest: $27,770 to CHERYL THOMAS — cheryl thomas
Largest: $3,250 to CHERYL OFFT — scholarship for higher education
National Urban LeagueNew York, NYCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $20,000 · through 2024Largest: $10,000 to CHERYL'S CUSTOMIZED CATERING AND GOURMET BUTTER — direct grants to small businesses
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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 →