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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 “comunity”
Where the money went
Fondos Unidos De Puerto Rico Inc & United Way Puerto RicoSan Juan, PRCharity · may take applications
8 matching grants · $1.9M · through 2024Largest: $680,118 to PROGRAMA DE EDUCACION COMUNAL DE ENTREGA Y SERVICIOS INC (PECES) — to cover program services of participation agencies
Greenstone FoundationLiberty Lake, WA
6 matching grants · $152,000 · through 2025Largest: $30,000 to Famil Promise of Spokane — for comunity development
Largest: $100,000 to COMUNE DI VALMADRERA — multipurpose gym - middle school "vassena"
Largest: $141,510 to UNITED JEWISH COMUNITY OF BROWARD COUNTY INC — inspire philanthropy to invest in jewish life in broward county, israel and around the world by connecting people and igniting passion.
Largest: $13,000 to ASSOCIATION OF RELIGIOUS COMUNITIES — operations and/or capital improvement
Largest: $100,000 to EDITH AND CARL MARKS JEWISH COMUNITY CENTER OF BENSONHURST — charitablecharitable
Community Foundation ofSidney, OHCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $213,377 · through 2024Largest: $88,107 to SHELBY COUNTY UNITED WAY — comunity support
Church World ServiceElkhart, INCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $28,035 · through 2024Largest: $7,326 to ECUMENICAL COMUNITY HELPING OTHERS (ECHO INC) — local hunger program
Tides CenterSan Francisco, CACharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $175,000 · through 2024Largest: $70,000 to MIL MUNDOS EN COMUN LTD — equity, human rights, and economic empowerment
Largest: $70,000 to NEW COMUNITY PROJECT — general operations
Largest: $25,000 to Programa de Educacion Comunal de Entrega y Servicio Inc (PECES) — educational services to youth at risk and school dropouts.
Largest: $30,000 to FUNDACION DE LOS COMUNES — institutional support
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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 →