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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 “classified”
Where the money went
Old Dominion University ResearchNorfolk, VACharity · may take applications
230 matching grants · $24.2M · through 2024Largest: $2.2M to WILBUR ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS LLC — subcontract for sponsored research classified as program services.
Largest: $116,500 to Whitney Museum of American Art — general purpose fund of public charitable organization classified under section 501(c)(3)
National Education Association of theWashington, DCCharity · may take applications
6 matching grants · $131,145 · through 2023Largest: $46,500 to CLASSIFIED SCHOOL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION — financial assistance
Patriot Shootout - IndianaCarmel, INCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $922,030 · through 2024Largest: $364,030 to FOLDS OF HONOR — provide the national organization with grant funds that provide recipients with higher education scholarships and children's fund scholarships for spouses and dependents for servic…
Community Foundation of WesternSpringfield, MACharity · may take applications
6 matching grants · $94,200 · through 2023Largest: $33,500 to FRANKLIN COUNTY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORP — non classifiable
Ohio Education AssociationColumbus, OHCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $63,619 · through 2024Largest: $31,559 to MENTOR CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES — effective locals
Largest: $249,333 to GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY — to develop and share scalable methods for identifying, classifying, and analyzing evidence about emerging technologies
Montana Federation of Public EmployeesHelena, MTCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $21,825 · through 2023Largest: $5,685 to BILLINGS CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION — local affiliate assistance
Largest: $30,306 to LINCOLN SOUTHWEST HIGH SCHOOL SPEEC — to support the lincoln southwest high school speech & debate team by paying expenses to participate in speech & debate tournaments in nebraska and several out of state tournaments.…
Largest: $5,000 to University of Wyoming Foundation — all contributions were made to the general purpose fund of public charitable organizations that were classified under irc 501(c)(3
Largest: $50,000 to University of Utah — (re)classifying state higher education governance: examining how policy oversight responsibilities influence postsecondary attainment
Colorado Education AssociationDenver, COCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $161,934 · through 2022Largest: $81,048 to CLASSIFIED SCHOOL EMPLOYEES ASSOCJEFFERSON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT R-1 — financial assistance
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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 →