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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.
3 funders with a record of paying for “competiton”
Where the money went
Deloitte FoundationStamford, CTCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $49,300 · through 2022Largest: $30,150 to FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY — fy'22 matching gifts & deloitte fantaxtic case study competiton
Largest: $75,000 to UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER — hajim art of sci competiton
The Loh FoundationGrand Prairie, TX
2 matching grants · $2,000 · through 2024Largest: $1,000 to GPPD SPECIAL OLYMPICS — provide funding and training for sports competitons
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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 →