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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 “comply”
Where the money went
Largest: $23,900 to MISCELLANEOUS DONATIONS — to comply with charitable purpose
Kenton Lodge No 428 Loyal Order of MooseKenton, OHCharity · may take applications
11 matching grants · $612,589 · through 2025Largest: $117,653 to Angels for the Elderly — to comply with ohio gaming laws
Frederic & Ann Sewell Family FoundationDallas, TXCharity · may take applications
10 matching grants · $70,000 · through 2023Largest: $7,000 to THE JESUS FILM PROJECT — to enable organization to provide services complying with 501(c)(3).
Boys & Girls Club of PbcWest Palm Beach, FLCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $18.6M · through 2024Largest: $5.5M to BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF PALM BEACH COUNTY FOUNDATION INC — to comply with the new market tax credits requirements.
Largest: $168,185 to REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT BERKELEY — to promote replication and reproducibility in economics by training researchers to comply with a forthcoming american economic association data/code verification policy and designi…
Largest: $260,000 to Oxfam-America Inc — to improve how u.s. retailers and large food companies purchase their seafood products, ensuring they comply with a human rights and environmental due diligence approach.
Largest: $15,000 to ST MARY'S FRANCISCAN SHELTER FOR THE HOMELESS FAMILIES — st. mary's franciscan shelter provides temporary housing for families in chester county. our shelter works with a collaboration of local organizations and churches that refer famil…
The Chicago Community TrustChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $657,095 · through 2022Largest: $27,520 to CENTER FOR DISABILITY AND ELDER LAW INC — general operating support, in support of cdel's capacity to comply with requirements of awarded government grants and plan for long-term revenue sustainability.
Largest: $10,000 to MAKE A WISH (OC CHAPTER) — together, we create life-changing wishes for children with critical illnesses. wishes impact everyone involvedwish kids, volunteers, donors, sponsors, medical professionals and com…
Third Sector New EnglandBoston, MACharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $727,363 · through 2022Largest: $469,863 to UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE SPONSORED PROJECTS ACCOUNTING AND COMPLI — provide core services
Largest: $119,333 to LAND OF SKY REGIONAL COUNCIL — land of sky regional council and foothills regional council will provide direct technical assistance to each of the municipalities in the counties that overlap with dht counties to…
Fraternal Order of EaglesPomeroy, OHCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $349,364 · through 2024Largest: $349,364 to EAGLES AERIE 2171 CHARITY FUND INC — primarily to comply with gambling license regulations in ohio.
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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 →