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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 “concerned”
Where the money went
Largest: $50,000 to LIBERO CANTO — education of the public concerning the arts
Largest: $118,095 to BOSTON CHILDRENS HOSPITAL — assistance to indigent and dysfunctional families, especially concerning infant and very young children in order to provide them with the support and assistance necessary to grow u…
Largest: $1.6M to PROJECT CONCERN INTERNATIONAL — family planning; global health and development public awareness and analysis; maternal, neonatal and child health
Largest: $149,784 to THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA (UNIVE — million dollar hoods - supporting just transitions for health: to support racial equity and community health through research into how los angeles county's plan to reimagine youth …
Largest: $250,000 to THIRD WAY INSTITUTE — community concern
The Chicago Community TrustChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
20 matching grants · $5.1M · through 2023Largest: $15,900 to Concern Worldwide US Inc — general operating support, support for concern global gala - per paddle raise (no tickets or tangible benefits), support for concern global gala (no tickets or tangible benefits), …
Largest: $100,000 to YALE UNIVERSITY — core support for the digital economy project to conduct research on digital market regulation in europe and elsewhere, to address the societal concerns raised by the increasing mon…
Largest: $75,000 to GRANTMAKERS CONCERNED WITH IMMIGRANTS & — 79830 general operating support for grantmakers concerned with immigrants and refugees
Largest: $300,000 to GRANTMAKERS CONCERNED WITH IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEES — for project support for a pooled fund to support the movement to improve the health and well-being of migrants and immigrant communities in california.
The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift FundNew York, NYCharity · may take applications
15 matching grants · $316,500 · through 2024Largest: $49,000 to CONCERN WORLDWIDE U S INC — international humanitarian programs
Conrad N Hilton FoundationWestlake Village, CA
12 matching grants · $1.6M · through 2024Largest: $1.1M to THE PEOPLE CONCERN — to pilot permanent supportive housing plus at a housing site to enhance nursing and case management capabilities
John D and Catherine T MacArthur Foundation (Consolidated)Chicago, IL
11 matching grants · $3.7M · through 2023Largest: $630,000 to University of Chicago — to support an exhibition of art by macarthur fellows whose work engages with social concerns in celebration of the macarthur fellows program's 40th anniversary
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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 →