Funding search
Find who already funds work like yours.
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 “contribuion”
Where the money went
Largest: $2,000 to GEORGIA PUBLIC BROADCASTING — contribuion for general support
Largest: $1,041 to THE SALVATION ARMY — charitable contribuion
Mg Global Support FoundationApex, NCCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $18,752 · through 2025Largest: $10,000 to BACK THE BLUE INC — charitable contribuion
Largest: $1,000 to INSIGHT FOR LIVING — program contribuions
Largest: $3.2M to THE LUZERNE FOUNDATION — contribuion of support
Largest: $149,040 to UNCHARTED MINISTRIES — inform, inspire, and challenge the christian church in the middle east and uncharted territories.noncash contribuion:1,000 shs dr horton incbook value $108,360 based on the fmv on …
Largest: $10,000 to INTERMOUNTAIN BIRD OBSERVATORY — one time contribuion
Largest: $10,000 to LOVING GRACE — charitable contribuion
Largest: $5,000 to GLOSTER ST CHURCH OF CHRIST — hurricane victims contribuion
Largest: $4,810 to MISCELLANEOUS — operating contribuion
Largest: $5,000 to BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF INDIANA — charitable contribuion
Largest: $3,000 to COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH FOUNDATION — unrestricted contribuion
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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 →

