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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 “circumstance”
Where the money went
Largest: $124,083 to SUSAN RAMIREZ — to provide aid for financial hardship due to unforeseen circumstances
Largest: $39,500 to GOOD SHEPHERD MISSION DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION — toward expenses of a vocational and life skills training program, for women in vulnerable circumstances and their children in kampala, uganda.
Largest: $10,000 to DIRECT RELIEF — to help person or families who have faced catastrophic circumstances.
Largest: $2,500 to DESERAY M ENRIQUEZ — this individual is a tkc employee that has encountered an unexpected or unavoidable circumstance that created financial hardship.
Largest: $25,000 to LINDA LORELLE SCHOLARSHIP FUND — to providing college scholarships , support and guidance to houston area high school students in need of financial assistance, whose potential may be unfulfilled due to circumstanc…
Largest: $40,000 to BOONE COUNTY MENTORING PARTNERS — mentoring youth in boone county matching volunteers with individual children 9-12 (spark), middle school youth (ignite) $10k and high school age (grad coach) as well as program to …
Largest: $5,000 to York Co Community Action Corp — provide opportunity and hope to people from all circumstances, particularly in times of transition or adversity.
Largest: $820,000 to One Good Turn — to provide job training and housing to young people facing challenging circumstances.
Largest: $1.2M to Wyman Center — to support program dedicted to serving teens from disadvantaged circumstances.
Baptist Medical Center of NassauJacksonville, FLCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $397,000 · through 2023Largest: $156,000 to Barnabas Center — to afford residents of nassau county, florida temporary aid during crisis situations that arise due to unforeseen circumstances.
Largest: $139,981 to BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF SF (BGCSF) — to inspire and enable all young people, especially those from disadvantaged circumstances, to realize their full potential as productive, responsible and caring citizens.
Second Mountain MinistriesSpring, TXCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $195,678 · through 2024Largest: $76,308 to EDUCATION PLUS NICARAGUA — provide children in nicaragua with food, education,and activities to eliminate malnutrition, instill core values, and give the resources and opportunities to rise above their impov…
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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 →