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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 “commited”
Where the money went
Largest: $25,000 to AFTERSCHOOL ALLIANCE — one year follow up for pilot project that focuses on after school code clubs, ryc's broadcom coding with commitment initiative
VilcapHouston, TXCharity · may take applications
71 matching grants · $1.7M · through 2024Largest: $56,000 to STRONG CHILDREN WELLNESS MEDICAL GROUP PLLC — financial support for early-stage social venture committed to promoting equity and economic well-being.
Largest: $50,000 to RUTGERS THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY — core support for rage lab, multi-modal research incubator committed to pursuing feminist research questions related to the intellectual production and social thriving of black wome…
Largest: $3.2M to UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO — 2 of 8 on $25m commitment
Largest: $125,000 to GRANTMAKERS FOR EFFECTIVE ORGANIZATIONS — promoting a strong philanthropic sector committed to improving health: to support conferences, convenings and other peer learning session to build a strong philanthropic sector com…
The Chicago Community TrustChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
34 matching grants · $23.0M · through 2023Largest: $190,500 to Chicago State Foundation — general operating support, support for cougar commitment, support for csu cougar commitment, support for students pursuing a career in advertising, in support of chicago state univ…
St Louis Community FoundationSt Louis, MOCharity · may take applications
30 matching grants · $22.2M · through 2024Largest: $2.2M to MUNICIPAL THEATRE ASSOCIATION OF ST LOUIS - MUNY — payment against the jsm charitable trust commitment dated november 16, 2017, for the munys second century campaign, in support of the john legend concert held recently, general sup…
Largest: $550,000 to VIRGINIA ATHLETICS FOUNDATION — capital commitment
Largest: $105,500 to BARRY UNIVERSITY INC — our core identity for over eight decades we are committed to providing an educational experience that fosters individual and communal transformation. we believe that learning leads…
Largest: $105,000 to ATLANTA COMMUNITY FOOD BANK — first payment of a two year commitment plus discretionary
National League of Cities InstituteWashington, DCCharity · may take applications
27 matching grants · $510,000 · through 2023Largest: $60,000 to CITY OF MONTGOMERY — support the implementation of its entrepreneurship curriculum commitment
Largest: $2.5M to NATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION — in support of the implementation of deforestation and conversion-free commitments by meatpackers in south america.
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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 →