Funding search
Find who already funds work like yours.
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.
6 funders with a record of paying for “commity”
Where the money went
Le Mars Area Betterment FoundationLe Mars, IACharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $600,000 · through 2024Largest: $400,000 to LE MARS COMMITY DAYCARE INC — start up funds
Largest: $17,625 to Eastmont Other Commities — educationschooling
Southwest Florida CommunityFort Myers, FLCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $57,537 · through 2021Largest: $57,537 to HOPE HOSPICE & COMMITY SERV INC — gen op supp/spe prog
The Trustees of Columbia UniversityNew York, NYCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $10,000 · through 2023Largest: $10,000 to CATHOLIC CHARITIES COMMITY SERVICES — program services
Spokane Neighborhood ActionSpokane, WACharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $5,974 · through 2024Largest: $5,974 to KLAMATH LAKE COMMITY ACTION — project share act.
United Fund of Warren CountyWarren, PACharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $6,400 · through 2021Largest: $6,400 to Warren Area Student Union — for furtherance of commity service projects
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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 →

