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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.

2 funders with a record of paying for “communityassistance”

Where the money went

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Dan Cameron Family Foundation Inc → Salvation Army of Cape Fear: $31K across 1 grant, latest 2020The Allen Stewart Foundation → Lanai Cat Sanctuary: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2025Dan Cameron Family Foundation Inc → Jewish Family Services - San Diego: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2020The Allen Stewart Foundation → Party Pepper Uppers: $3K across 1 grant, latest 2025Dan Cameron Family Foundation Inc → Philippians 3 Ministries Inc: $6K across 2 grants, latest 2022The Allen Stewart Foundation → Laguna Playhouses: $1K across 1 grant, latest 2025Dan Cameron Family Foundation Inc: $57K on this topic. Open the funder.Dan Cameron Family Foundation…$57KThe Allen Stewart Foundation: $9K on this topic. Open the funder.The Allen Stewart Foundation$9KSalvation Army of Cape Fear: received $31K on this topicSalvation Army of Cape Fear$31KJewish Family Services - San Diego: received $20K on this topicJewish Family Services - San Di…$20KPhilippians 3 Ministries Inc: received $6K on this topicPhilippians 3 Ministries Inc$6KLanai Cat Sanctuary: received $5K on this topicLanai Cat Sanctuary$5KParty Pepper Uppers: received $3K on this topicParty Pepper Uppers$3KLaguna Playhouses: received $1K on this topicLaguna Playhouses$1K
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Source: IRS Form 990-PF Part XV and Form 990 Schedule I, tax years 20192025. 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 →