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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.

3 funders with a record of paying for “contributionscharitable”

Where the money went

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Kleinow Family Foundation Inc → Multiple Contributions - 2500 and Under: $94K across 3 grants, latest 2024Chatham Hill Foundation → Christ the King Catholic Church: $30K across 1 grant, latest 2024The Felzen-Laskin Family Foundation Inc → Jewish Museum: $1K across 1 grant, latest 2025Chatham Hill Foundation → Heroic Media: $30K across 3 grants, latest 2024Kleinow Family Foundation Inc: $94K on this topic. Open the funder.Kleinow Family Foundation Inc$94KChatham Hill Foundation: $60K on this topic. Open the funder.Chatham Hill Foundation$60KThe Felzen-Laskin Family Foundation Inc: $1K on this topic. Open the funder.The Felzen-Laskin Family Foun…$1KMultiple Contributions - 2500 and Under: received $94K on this topicMultiple Contributions - 2500 a…$94KChrist the King Catholic Church: received $30K on this topicChrist the King Catholic Church$30KHeroic Media: received $30K on this topicHeroic Media$30KJewish Museum: received $1K on this topicJewish Museum$1K
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Source: IRS Form 990-PF Part XV and Form 990 Schedule I, tax years 20192025. 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 →