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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 “concussion”
Where the money went
Norton HealthcareLouisville, KYCharity · may take applications
16 matching grants · $1.9M · through 2024Largest: $570,000 to Board of Education of Jefferson County Kentucky — program support to ensure that trainers and sports medicine experts are available and support of baseline concussion testing.
St Mary'S HealthSt Louis, MOCharity · may take applications
6 matching grants · $120,250 · through 2024Largest: $36,200 to UNITED WAY OF SOUTHWESTERN INDIANA INC — to support impact concussions testing
The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift FundNew York, NYCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $111,000 · through 2024Largest: $41,000 to CONCUSSION LEGACY FOUNDATION INC — medical/scientific research & programs
Houston Texans FoundationHouston, TXCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $325,000 · through 2024Largest: $175,000 to THE METHODIST HOSPITAL FOUNDATION — support various programs: houston texans scholars; concussion telemedicine fund; concussion ctr community outreach; certified athletic trainer grant program
Largest: $20,000 to OCHSNER CLINIC FOUNDATION — fund the impact concussion management program for area high school athletic programs. also to fund the michael r boh cochlear implant fund which offers a comprehensive approach for…
Largest: $5,000 to CONCUSSION LEGACY FOUNDATION INC — general & unrestricted
Largest: $100,000 to CONCUSSION ALLIANCE — general & unrestricted
Largest: $3,000 to Concussion Legacy Foundation — supporting health initiatives
Community Foundation of Tampa BayTampa, FLCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $38,500 · through 2024Largest: $18,000 to MAC PARKMAN FOUNDATION FOR ADOLESCENT CONCUSSIVE TRAUMA INC — support of mission
Largest: $15,000 to CONCUSSION LEGACY FOUNDATION — charity's exempt purpose
The Chicago Community TrustChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $61,000 · through 2022Largest: $20,500 to Concussion Legacy Foundation — general operating support
Largest: $120,000 to CONCUSSION LEGACY FOUNDATION INC — new program staff
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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 →