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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 “collge”
Where the money went
Seattle Prof Engineering Employees AssnSeattle, WACharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $70,000 · through 2024Largest: $30,000 to Big Bend Community Collge Fdn — speea-ace scholarship award
Balgley Family Charitable FoundationPalm Beach Gardens, FL
3 matching grants · $5,000 · through 2024Largest: $3,000 to BLUEFIELD STATE COLLGE — promotes general welfare of state college
Largest: $125,000 to SAN DIEGO COUNTY CITIZENS' SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION — to fund need based scholarships for first year full time collge students enrolled in a college or university in san diego county
Largest: $5,000 to Ringling Collge of Art and Design — general operating support
Massachusetts College of Liberal ArtsNorth Adams, MACharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $1.0M · through 2023Largest: $1.0M to MASSACHUSETTS COLLGE OF LIBERAL ARTS — support of the college and its mission.
Largest: $8,189 to WHEATON BIBLE COLLGE — grant for scholarship funds
Largest: $25,000 to CONNECTICUT COLLGE — to support charitable purposes
Largest: $5,511 to SAINT MARY OF THE WOODS COLLGE — scholarship for designated
Largest: $3,160 to MCPHERSON COLLGE — education-scholarship
Largest: $15,000 to THE BARUCH COLLGE FUND — donation to fund to promote the educational welfare of the students of baruch college
The Mvma FoundationSchenectady, NY
1 matching grant · $2,500 · through 2022Largest: $2,500 to RUSSELL SAGE COLLGE — nursing scholarship
Largest: $5,000 to WESTERLY COLLGE CLUB — charitable assistance for education
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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 →