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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 “colloquium”
Where the money went
Largest: $40,000 to THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA — colloquium - 24-25 p. bloom, d. jullien, s. weld as principal investigators
Largest: $277,000 to PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE — to hold colloquiums between chinese and u.s. scholars on global governance issues around industrial policy for energy transition, international aid and debt, development standards …
Largest: $5,625 to IU WOMEN'S PHILANTHROPY — funding to the women's philanthropy leadership council, the center of excellence for women in technology, the colloquium for women of indiana university scholarship, and iu women's…
American College ofBrentwood, TNCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $60,000 · through 2024Largest: $20,000 to AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION — research colloquium
Largest: $8,000 to COLLOQUIUM ON VIOLENCE AND RELIGION — imitatio grant
John D and Catherine T MacArthur Foundation (Consolidated)Chicago, IL
2 matching grants · $400,000 · through 2024Largest: $250,000 to UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO — in support of the office of civic engagement's business diversity institute and c-suite colloquium
Largest: $40,000 to (716) SHARING INC — to support public access to cities at tufts colloquium and the library of things fellowship
Largest: $412,000 to CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY LOS ANGELES — to support graduate student fellowships, a colloquium, and speaker series
Largest: $10,000 to Ursinus College — special project : colloquium on liberal education
Largest: $5,000 to PEOPLES COLLOQUIUM — general operating budget
Largest: $15,000 to YALE UNIVERSITY — to support the planning workshop of the 23rd annual liman center colloquium at yale university.
Largest: $289,800 to CORNELL U — 79714 supporting the david e. rogers health policy colloquium, 2022-2032
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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 →

