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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 “consumer”
Where the money went
Digital Promise GlobalWashington, DCCharity · may take applications
105 matching grants · $14.1M · through 2024Largest: $822,000 to HOUSTON INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT — to provide teachers and students in u.s. middle/high schools with always-available access to technology and empowers them to be content creators, adept problem-solvers, and respons…
Largest: $200,000 to CENTER TO ADVANCE CONSUMER PARTNERSHIP INC — 81977 general operating support for the center to advance consumer partnership inc.
National Legal Aid and DefenderWashington, DCCharity · may take applications
28 matching grants · $1.2M · through 2024Largest: $72,086 to 603 LEGAL AID — nlada received funding for the national telephone abuse prevention project (ntapp) from a cy pres award in krakauer (o/b/o a class of persons) v. dish network, llc. ntapp supports …
National Foundation for CreditWashington, DCCharity · may take applications
41 matching grants · $2.7M · through 2024Largest: $294,880 to SPRINGBOARD NONPROFIT CONSUMER CREDIT MANAGEMENT INC — support for housing, credit and other financial counseling
Largest: $400,000 to MANATT HEALTH STRATEGIES LLC — to provide technical assistance to consumer groups on health care cost containment policies for the benefit of the general public and consumers of healthcare across the united stat…
Largest: $1.0M to CONSUMER REPORTS INC — core support to the digital lab to safeguard consumers and uphold their rights with respect to the privacy, security, and data collection of consumer technologies
United States Energy FoundationSan Francisco, CACharity · may take applications
19 matching grants · $5.4M · through 2024Largest: $1.1M to CUB CONSUMER EDUCATION AND RESEARCH FUND — to support education and outreach to build a clean energy future. to promote education and analysis to advance clean, affordable energy that protects public health.
Largest: $300,000 to NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR CREDIT COUNSELING INC — 2025 consumer & military financial survey and operational support
Legal Services of Northern CaliforniaSacramento, CACharity · may take applications
15 matching grants · $1.4M · through 2024Largest: $379,346 to CENTRAL CALIFORNIA LEGAL SERVICES — health consumer assistance & outreach
Illinois Science and EnergyGilberts, ILCharity · may take applications
15 matching grants · $2.7M · through 2023Largest: $578,359 to THE KINDLING GROUP — consumer education
Neighborhood Legal ServicesGlendale, CACharity · may take applications
12 matching grants · $1.9M · through 2022Largest: $30,770 to National Health Law Program Inc — subcontractor on the department of managed health care consumer assistance program (cap) grant to provide outreach and assistance to california's insured and uninsured health care …
California Healthcare FoundationOakland, CACharity · may take applications
11 matching grants · $2.7M · through 2024Largest: $279,280 to QUANTUM MARKET RESEARCH INC — hospital presumptive eligibility (hpe) research: consumer experiences
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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 →