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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 “compensation”
Where the money went
National Industries for the BlindAlexandria, VACharity · may take applications
14 matching grants · $529,238 · through 2021Largest: $50,000 to ENVISION DALLAS — productivity, training and compensation
Largest: $100,000 to MON VALLEY UNEMPLOYED COMMITTEE INC — to fix the broken pa unemployment compensation system and reform state and federal unemployment compensation policies
Worksource MontgomeryRockville, MDCharity · may take applications
14 matching grants · $494,000 · through 2021Largest: $119,000 to Medcerts LLC — training, supportive services and/or compensation of employees
Skills for Chicagoland'S FutureChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
12 matching grants · $280,000 · through 2023Largest: $49,500 to CHICAGO URBAN LEAGUE — community based organization collective member compensation
Third Sector New EnglandBoston, MACharity · may take applications
8 matching grants · $6.8M · through 2024Largest: $1.2M to STATE OF COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF EARLY CHILDHOOD — eeic compensation grant
Bellwether Education PartnersBoston, MACharity · may take applications
11 matching grants · $255,000 · through 2022Largest: $40,000 to COMPASS ROSE EDUCATION — to compensate organizations, in part, for the time their staff will need to dedicate to engage in the tea charter school incubator replication/expansion program
United Lutheran Seminary EndowmentGettysburg, PACharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $16.3M · through 2024Largest: $4.7M to UNITED LUTHERAN SEMINARY — scholarships to students, faculty compensation, technology, and various other purposes.
Largest: $50,000 to ASSOCIATION OF PERFORMING ARTS PROFESSIONALS — core support for the arts compensation project (acp), a multi-year study of performing arts presenters compensation, demographics, and organizational practices to drive change
The Harrisburg Academy FoundationWormleysburg, PACharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $2.0M · through 2024Largest: $615,514 to THE HARRISBURG ACADEMY — the grant is provided for scholarships, faculty compensation, facilities and improvements, specified programs and continuing operations of the related tax-exempt organization.
Largest: $30,000 to TULSA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION — tcf hunger free oklahoma executive staff retention and deferred compensation fund
Largest: $35,000 to CATHOLIC ACADEMY OF BRIDGEPORT INC — to help fund the school's success pay teacher compensation and retention initiative
Wk Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI
5 matching grants · $2.6M · through 2022Largest: $1.9M to MICHIGAN EARLY CHILDHOOD INVESTMENT CORPORATION — rebuild and re-imagine a stronger more equitable system for ece funding in michigan by piloting and supporting new business and financing models that ensure every child has access …
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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 →