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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 “contributor”
Where the money went
Largest: $800,000 to CRISTO REY - ORLANDO HIGH SCHOOL — to assist in empowering thousands of students from underserved, low-income communities to develop their minds and hearts to become lifelong contributors to society. by providing st…
Largest: $4,000 to Magdalena Iovacchini — college tuition contributor
El Paso Community College FoundationEl Paso, TXCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $946,622 · through 2023Largest: $537,065 to EL PASO COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT — to provide scholarships to students who meet certain qualifications at el paso community college in various field sof study in accordance wih special requests from contributors
United Way of Middle TennesseeNashville, TNCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $624,653 · through 2024Largest: $333,314 to THE CONTRIBUTOR INC — sub-recipient
Largest: $715,000 to WIKIMEDIA FOUNDATION — to leverage ai for the benefit of wikipedias readers and contributors, including tools to address vandalism
Largest: $248,438 to SEATTLE ART MUSEUM — calder's mountains expenses $105,938, contributors circles 2023-2024 $100,000, strategic opportunity fund $1,000, spring into art 2024 sponsorship $1,500, party in the park $35,000…
Open Source CollectiveCovina, CACharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $50,000 · through 2024Largest: $20,000 to SOFTWARE IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST INC — bloomberg foss contributor fund grant to postgresql & ffmpeg
Largest: $10,000 to FOUR BANDS COMMUNITY FUND INC — community trust fund steward search contributor
Largest: $7,400 to AG CONTRIBUTOR SRVCS — to promote biblical stewardship
The Miami FoundationMiami, FLCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $56,792 · through 2024Largest: $19,487 to THE CONTRIBUTOR INC — program support
Swig FoundationSan Francisco, CA
3 matching grants · $38,000 · through 2024Largest: $36,000 to AMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE JAFFA — create a community in which children are nourished, educated and supported so that they become strong contributors to israeli society.
It Works Gives Back FoundationPalmetto, FLCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $34,000 · through 2024Largest: $12,000 to CHILDREN'S CUP — to bring children out of the cycle of poverty to become contributors to their communities as leaders and business people.
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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 →