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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 “contribuitons”
Where the money went
Largest: $20,000 to MULTIPLE MYELOMA RESEARCH FOUNDATION — charitable contribuiton
Largest: $13,000 to CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH — charitable contribuiton
Largest: $15,000 to EPISCOPAL DIOCESE OF WESTERN NC — program contribuitons
Largest: $10,000 to NATIONAL GUARD ASSN OF MS — contribuiton leadership award
Amj FoundationPhiladelphia, PA
4 matching grants · $13,500 · through 2025Largest: $5,500 to COLLECTIVE POWER — general contribuitons
Largest: $10,000 to UNION RESCUE MISSION — the contribuiton provided basic necessities, and rehabilitation to those in proverty.
Texas Higher Education FoundationAustin, TXCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $76,000 · through 2024Largest: $76,000 to TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD — contribuiton to thecb scholarship program
Largest: $1.8M to THE CHAIME FOUNDATION — to fund chartitable contribuitons
Alliance Catholic Credit UnionFarmington Hills, MICharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $169,243 · through 2024Largest: $169,243 to ALLIANCE CATHOLIC FOUNDATION INC — charitable contribuiton to support foundation mission
Largest: $90,000 to SPECTRUM HEALTH FOUNDATION — general contribuitons
Reach South TexasSan Antonio, TXCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $33,332 · through 2022Largest: $33,332 to The Crossing - McAllen - MNA — contribuitons to church plant
Largest: $25,000 to VALLEY CHURCH — charitable contribuiton
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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 →