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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 “converters”
Where the money went
Largest: $1.3M to TECHCONGRESS FOUNDATION — to strengthen technology expertise within the u.s. congress by supporting the congressional innovation fellowship, which places an even number of technologists in congressional off…
Cleveland Development AdvisorsCleveland, OHCharity · may take applications
6 matching grants · $187,900 · through 2022Largest: $32,410 to Six Shooter Coffee LLC — this grant was converted from outstanding loan (principal and interest) which was made to participants in the 2019 collinwood chain reaction program.
Largest: $500,000 to THE FORTUNE SOCIETY — to support development of the castle iv residence by converting an existing hotel into permanent housing for homeless single adults with histories of criminal justice system involv…
Largest: $1.9M to THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM — support for scientific research on converting inconsistent and heterogeneous biomass and municipal solid wastes into de-mineralized and uniform feedstocks for thermal-catalytic pro…
Maine Technology InstitutePortland, MECharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $1.2M · through 2023Largest: $75,000 to Tissue Plus LLC — due to the worldwide shortage in parent rolls of tissue and towel, it has become increasingly difficult to procure consistent or reasonably priced supplies of paper used to make fi…
The Chicago Community TrustChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $4.1M · through 2021Largest: $50,000 to Ta Leef Collective — 50% of contribution to convert care and 50% for unrestricted support
Largest: $215,000 to University of Minnesota Foundation — to convert opportunity into action by scaling policy-enabled clean energy opportunities in communities across minnesota and sharing stories to promote replication
Largest: $10,000 to JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY — nwb seed grant: convert awake marmoset intracellular electrophysiology datasets into nwb, chenggang chen
Largest: $25,000 to McHenry County Conservation Foundation — converting row crop production to high quality grassland
Central Valley Low Income Housing CorpStockton, CACharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $2.7M · through 2022Largest: $2.4M to TOWN CENTER STUDIOS LP — to provide assistance in the rehabilitationn of an existing 40 room relax inn motel and to convert the motel into 39 affordable permanent supporting rental housing units for chroni…
Largest: $365,000 to NEW CENTURY CAREERS — to convert its advanced manufacturing curriculum to a digital format and expand services
Largest: $7,500 to CHINMAYA MISSION WRC — provide to individuals from any background the wisdom of vedanta and the practical means for spiritual growth and happiness. vedanta, the essential core of hinduism, is the univers…
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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 →