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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 “cleft”
Where the money went
Smile TrainNew York, NYCharity · may take applications
22 matching grants · $2.1M · through 2024Largest: $586,500 to BE TEAM INTERNATIONAL INC — cleft surgeries and comprehensive cleft care
Native Sons of the Golden WestSan Francisco, CACharity · may take applications
9 matching grants · $600,000 · through 2024Largest: $70,000 to UCSF HOSPITAL CRANO — supporting care for cleft palate
Largest: $13,777 to SMILE TRAIN — smile train is the world's largest cleft-focused organization, with a sustainable and local model of supporting surgery and other forms of essential care. over the last 20+ years, …
Largest: $3,200 to SMILE TRAIN — children with cleft palate
Saint John'S Health Center FoundationSanta Monica, CACharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $420,000 · through 2024Largest: $120,000 to PROVIDENCE SAINT JOHN'S HEALTH CENTER CLEFT PALATE CENTER — cleft palate center speech scholarships
Largest: $3,000 to Smile Train Inc — provides training and financial support for the treatment of clefts, empowering medical professionals around the world to treat cleft patients with life-changing surgery and relate…
Largest: $30,000 to OPERATION SMILE INC — fund surgeries for cleft lip, cleft palate or other dental conditions
Largest: $20,000 to SMILE TRAIN — to provide free cleft surgery and comprehensive cleft care to children globally
American Academy of PediatricChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $184,500 · through 2024Largest: $75,000 to LANCASTER CLEFT PALATE CLINIC — access dental care
Largest: $5,000 to Smile Train Inc — largest cleft-focused organization with a model of true sustainability providing training, funding, and resources to empower local medical professionals in 70+ countries to provide…
Largest: $15,000 to THE SMILE TRAIN — surgery on children with cleft lips, worldwide
Largest: $17,400 to OPERATION SMILE — cleft surgery
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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 →