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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 “childhood obesity”
Where the money went
Largest: $25,000 to ALLIANCE FOR A HEALTHIER GENERATION — to increase awareness of childhood obesity
American Heart AssociationDallas, TXCharity · may take applications
37 matching grants · $3.0M · through 2024Largest: $250,000 to ALLIANCE FOR A HEALTHIER GENERATION — childhood obesity
Children'S Hospital & Medical CenterOmaha, NECharity · may take applications
30 matching grants · $350,000 · through 2024Largest: $15,000 to RESTORING DIGNITY — prevention of childhood obesity
Largest: $112,500 to BLACK BELT COMM FDN — 79708 interdisciplinary research leaders: centering head start families to investigate intersections of structural racism, rurality, and childhood obesity
United Way of Tarrant CountyFort Worth, TXCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $230,865 · through 2022Largest: $83,655 to YMCA OF METRO FORT WORTH — provides school age childcare, social development programs for children and young adults, childhood obesity support and educational programs, runs truce program a gang prevention p…
Largest: $100,000 to USC KECK SCHOOL OF MEDICINE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA — endow chair in childhood obesity & diabetes
American Beverage AssociationWashington, DCCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $2.5M · through 2023Largest: $1.5M to AMERICAN BEVERAGE FOUNDATION FOR A HEALTHY AMERICA — state association grant-$250,000 & us conference of mayors multi-year healthy cities grant childhood obesity prevention award $745,000 & african american mayors association multi-y…
Largest: $10,000 to UCLA Foundation - Sound Body Sound Mind — support of prevention and treatment of childhood obesity.
Largest: $5,000 to GO FAR — program support to combat childhood obesity and provide a comprehensive fitness program to children of all abilities.
Largest: $35,000 to GULF COAST COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC — combatting childhood obesity and promoting healthy lifestyles program
Largest: $5,000 to THE NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN — environmental education contribution is for continued support towards the edible academy, which currently serves 40,000 children, teachers, families, community gardeners, and adult…
Largest: $250,000 to MARC SCHNEEBERGER-PANE — research "the impact of childhood obesity on neurovascular plasticaity & mammalian vision"
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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 →