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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 “commnunity”
Where the money went
University of PittsburghPittsburgh, PACharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $100,000 · through 2024Largest: $50,000 to NEPA COMMNUNITY HEALTH CENTER — research- subcontract
Johnson Ohana FoundationSan Rafael, CACharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $25,000 · through 2024Largest: $15,000 to UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII FOUNDATION — kukuau commnunity forest
Largest: $30,000 to COMMNUNITY RESEARCH INITIATIVE OF NE — consulting services
Gurmehar FoundationSan Francisco, CA
1 matching grant · $50,000 · through 2022Largest: $50,000 to NANAK PRACHAR SABHA — commnunity service
The Oakland Public Education FundOakland, CACharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $8,500 · through 2022Largest: $8,500 to PARENT VOICES OAKLAND — to support screenings of "clarissa's battle" in oakland for the early childhood community and to support commnunity engagement in the osss data committee.
San Antonio Housing Trust FoundationSan Antonio, TXCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $828,969 · through 2021Largest: $828,969 to Houing First Commnunity Coalition — construction of tiny homes
Largest: $5,000 to CHAI LIFELINE — to provde commnunity support for the needy.
Largest: $1,000 to COMMNUNITY KOLLEL — religious charity
Largest: $1,000 to SOAR — support streeterville commnunity
Largest: $1,500 to WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN — provide meals in commnunity crises
Largest: $1,000 to WYOMING COMMNUNITY FOUNDATION — operating grant
Largest: $1,000 to TRINITY EAST UMC — support in setting up the commnunity garden at trinity east umc
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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 →