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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 “contributiongeneral”
Where the money went
Largest: $1,626 to MAYO CLINIC DEPT OF DEVELOPMENT — general charitable contributiongeneral charitable contributiongeneral charitable contribution
Largest: $5,000 to OCEAN REEF CHAPEL FOUNDATION — general purpose contributiongeneral purpose contribution
Largest: $23,848 to VARIOUS ORGANIZED CHARITIES — general contributiongeneral contribution
Arthur J Curtze FoundationState College, PA
3 matching grants · $18,000 · through 2024Largest: $6,000 to PENNSYLVANIA CHAMBER ORCHESTRA — general fund contributiongeneral fund contributiongeneral fund contribution
Dartmouth College Class of 1987New York, NYCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $20,000 · through 2024Largest: $5,000 to DARTMOUTH COLLEGE — general contributiongeneral contribution
Largest: $2,200 to SWIM ACROSS AMERICA — general contributiongeneral contributiongeneral contribution
Largest: $150,000 to U OF PENN — general contributiongeneral contribution
Magical Strings of Youth NfpLong Grove, ILCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $131,000 · through 2023Largest: $111,000 to NORTH SHORE MUSIC ALLIANCE INC — charitable contributiongeneral grant / program assistance
Largest: $2,000 to ALZHEIMERS ASSOCIATION — general contributiongeneral contribution
Largest: $1,000 to MOCKINGBIRD MINISTRIES — general contributiongeneral contribution
Largest: $7,500 to Music Will — general charitable contributiongeneral charitable contribution
Largest: $75,000 to 500 FESTIVAL PRINCESS PROGRAM — general operating fund contributiongeneral operating fund contribution
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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 →