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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 “convalescent”
Where the money went
The Community Foundation ofLouisville, KYCharity · may take applications
6 matching grants · $97,732 · through 2024Largest: $50,000 to AFFORDABLE SENIOR HOUSING FOUNDATION — e91 nursing convalescent (geriatric and nursing)
Largest: $10,000 to HUMANE SOCIETY OF SOTHERN ARIZONA — provide animals at convalescent homes, hospices, etc
The Community Foundation of LouisvilleLouisville, KYCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $92,950 · through 2024Largest: $50,000 to JENNINGS CENTER FOR OLDER ADULTS — e91 nursing convalescent (geriatric and nursing)
Largest: $15,000 to THE RANKEN-JORDAN HOME FOR CONVALESCENT CRIPPLED CHILDREN — pediatric bridge hospital providing a continuum of care for medically complicated children
Largest: $313,885 to INDIVIDUAL ASSISTANCE-RETIREMENT FA — rest and convalescent home expenses
The Philadelphia FoundationPhiladelphia, PACharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $60,000 · through 2024Largest: $15,000 to ALLAH TEMPLE NO 28 DAUGHTERS OF THE NILE — convalescent relief fund of the supreme temple
Largest: $10,000 to NOTRE DAME CONVALESCENT PROGRAM — unrestricted support for benefit of senior citizens
Largest: $18,000 to UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS FOUNDATION — convalescent serum study
Largest: $4,683 to CONVALESCENT HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN — general operating
New Jersey Innovation InstituteNewark, NJCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $34,000 · through 2022Largest: $8,500 to EMERSON CONVALESCENT CENTER — substance use disorder program
Dayton Foundation DepositoryDayton, OHCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $555,031 · through 2023Largest: $442,200 to LIMA CONVALESCENT HOME FOUNDATION INC — elevator project
Largest: $30,000 to CONVALESCENT AID SOCIETY — general operating support - pasadena area
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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 →