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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 “connectedness”
Where the money went
Largest: $125,000 to NATIONAL RECREATION AND PARK ASSOCIATION — a second-year grant to increase social and intergenerational connectedness for older adults through local parks and recreation.
Largest: $20,000 to NEW VIRGINIA MAJORITY EDUCATION FUND — social connectedness
Largest: $5,500 to GIRL SCOUTS OF THE NORTHWESTERN GREAT LAKES — help provide leadership development, social connectedness, scholarships, tools for volunteers, and a rich community environment
Largest: $100,000 to UCSF FOUNDATION — coalition for older adults social connectedness
Largest: $140,000 to GIRLS INC OF METRO DENVER — support for youth participatory research on the role of social support and connectedness in the wellbeing of young people
Largest: $224,663 to KAISER FDN HLT PLAN OF WASHINGTON — 78406 evaluating rwjf's advancing rural connectedness, evidence, policy, and practice across sectors toward improved social and economic outcomes program
Largest: $105,018 to NEW YORK UNIVERSITY — using big data to understand and reduce inequality in youth connectedness in an era of economic polarization
Metta FundSan Francisco, CA
2 matching grants · $125,000 · through 2023Largest: $75,000 to SAN FRANCISCO INTERFAITH COUNCIL — improving social connectedness for older adults through faith-based programming and outreach
Belong CenterBrooklyn, NYCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $63,638 · through 2024Largest: $63,638 to UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA — 1-year study to understand whether and how collective emotions affect holistic connectedness, prosocial outcomes, and well-being benefits, as well as their long-term trajectories.
Ascendium Education SolutionsMadison, WICharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $268,951 · through 2024Largest: $268,951 to INSTITUTE FOR EVIDENCE-BASED CHANGE — grant, reducing student loss from enrollment to census: improving student connectedness
Largest: $178,000 to ENCORE COMMUNITY SERVICES — support financial wellness and social connectedness program for older adults
Wend IiBentonville, AR
1 matching grant · $175,000 · through 2022Largest: $175,000 to Education Reimagined — a general operating grant will contribute to education reimagined's work to build the learner-centered field's capacity, critical mass, and connectedness such that it can create fu…
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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 →