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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 “clerical”
Where the money went
The American Society for AestheticGarden Grove, CACharity · may take applications
14 matching grants · $148,000 · through 2024Largest: $20,000 to CALIFORNIA SOCIETY OF PLASTIC SURGEONS — clerical support of advocacy department
Koch FoundationGainesville, FL
9 matching grants · $100,000 · through 2024Largest: $15,000 to Ordo Pater Barnabita Clerics Regular of Saint Paul — to support the education, formation, and living expenses of seminarians
Largest: $37,516 to LINCOLN PARISH HEALTH UNIT — clerical unit 2
Largest: $49,732 to Clerical professional support staff — train medical support staff
Largest: $30,000 to SALVATION ARMY — civic, rapid rehousing clerical fund
Tappan Easton FoundationGreenwood Village, CO
3 matching grants · $9,000 · through 2025Largest: $3,000 to SOX PLACE INC — sox place is a drop-in center for street connected youth ranging in age from 12 to 30. sox place offers free hot meals, clothing and toiletries, medical supplies, referrals, legal …
Largest: $8,000 to Clerical Endowment — education ofseminarians studyingfor the priesthood.
Largest: $15,000 to CLERICS OF ST VIATOR — general & unrestricted
Largest: $1,000 to Catholic Clerical Student Fund — donation to seminary
Next for AutismNew York, NYCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $25,000 · through 2024Largest: $25,000 to ELS FOR AUTISM FOUNDATION INC — career exploration & training (cet) at els for autism offers introductory vocational training courses in basic carpentry, hotel and hospitality, office and clerical essentials, ret…
Largest: $25,000 to KEVIN LEWIS O'NEILL — transnational clerical sexual abuse
Largest: $12,500 to NESRIEN HAMID — hamid, nesrien (michigan, ann arbor, u. of) "the road to capital: pilgrimage, clerics, and the state under saudi vision 2030"
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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 →