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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 “conducting”
Where the money went
Largest: $100,000 to COMMUNITY RESOURCES FOR JUSTICE INC — to conduct surveys of salt lake county, utah; davidson county, tennessee; and jefferson county, kentucky defendants and to conduct a mixed methods study to examine the reasons for …
Largest: $150,000 to PEKING UNIVERSITY — for the centre for african studies to update and manage the database on china's engagement with africa, to conduct regular dialogues with key think-tanks in african countries, and …
Largest: $1.8M to CALIFORNIA U OF SAN FRANCISCO — 80629 conducting program operations for rwjf's evidence for action research program, year 9
Conrad N Hilton FoundationWestlake Village, CA
69 matching grants · $21.9M · through 2024Largest: $360,000 to SANKOFA CONSULTING — to provide monitoring, evaluation, and learning support to grantees in north america, conduct a formative evaluation of the catholic schools program, and conduct a retrospective ev…
Center for Technology and Civic LifeChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
97 matching grants · $2.5M · through 2024Largest: $50,000 to CORTLAND COUNTY — provide nonpartisan funding to help rural and nonmetro election offices conduct reliable and secure elections.
National Pediatric CancerTampa, FLCharity · may take applications
50 matching grants · $8.3M · through 2024Largest: $992,092 to THE RESEARCH INSTITUTE AT NATIONWIDE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL — in support of clinical trials conducted under the sunshine project.
Largest: $15.0M to UCISD Moving Forward Foundation — to support community nonprofit organization in conducting its charitable purpose for the public
Black Lives Matter Global NetworkOakland, CACharity · may take applications
73 matching grants · $25.3M · through 2023Largest: $2.3M to LIVING THROUGH GIVING FOUNDATION — to conduct activities to educate and support black communities
Largest: $3.5M to NEW AMERICA FOUNDATION — to support the grantee's new practice lab, which conducts research and analysis on family economic security and wellbeing
The Chicago Community TrustChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
45 matching grants · $30.9M · through 2022Largest: $607,500 to Massachusetts Institute of Technology — general operating support, via parents leadership council. in support of research conducted by dr. guangyu robert yang, from the searle scholars program. in support of research con…
Largest: $300,000 to Manhattan Institute for Policy Research Inc — to provide support to conduct research, build coalitions, and provide thought leadership on k-12 education in america with a specific focus on the expansion of education opportunit…
Great Lakes Hemophilia FoundationElm Grove, WICharity · may take applications
40 matching grants · $1.8M · through 2023Largest: $82,495 to VERSITI WISCONSIN INC — to provide outreach and care through the hemophilia treatment center network and conduct surveillance and research to prevent complications.
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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 →