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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 “chosen”
Where the money went
The Landsberger FoundationWoodcliff Lake, NJ
14 matching grants · $285,000 · through 2025Largest: $75,000 to MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATI — scholarship for chosen student
Largest: $695,000 to ST MARCUS SCHOOL — scholarship fund - individual grant recipients chosen by school.
Servant FoundationOverland Park, KSCharity · may take applications
9 matching grants · $312,621 · through 2024Largest: $172,401 to Chosen Care Inc (Chosen) — community development
Largest: $3,500 to Laila V DiNisco — the purpose of all grants to individuals listed on part xiv of form 990-pf is to provide funds to qualifying individuals, having completed the proper application process and chosen…
Largest: $23,539 to Kowak Girls Secondary School — to assist with tuition payments other fees and purchase of school supplies for indigent secondary school students chosen by school administration based on need.
Largest: $500,000 to ONEGOAL — to help young adults in chicago advance in their chosen postsecondary pathways
University of Washington School of LawSeattle, WACharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $1.0M · through 2024Largest: $330,147 to UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON LAW SCHOOL — scholarships chosen by law school
Largest: $405,000 to TRANSGENDER LAW CTR — 79290 promoting asset-based narratives of trans 'chosen families' to help ensure an array of caregiving relationships for all families
Alpha Epsilon Pi FoundationIndianapolis, INCharity · may take applications
7 matching grants · $240,500 · through 2023Largest: $75,000 to THE JAFFA INSTITUTE — general support for chosen national philanthropy
Largest: $52,105 to USC SCHOOL OF CINEMATIC ARTS — our interdisciplinary approach enables students, regardless of their chosen area of specialization, to take courses across our seven disciplines, without boundaries, in order to tr…
Camelot Community CareClearwater, FLCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $1.5M · through 2024Largest: $440,071 to CHOSEN YOUTH INC — child welfare services
Largest: $15,000 to CHOSEN 300 MINISTRIES INC — program 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 →