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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 “covered”
Where the money went
Fondos Unidos De Puerto Rico Inc & United Way Puerto RicoSan Juan, PRCharity · may take applications
488 matching grants · $24.3M · through 2024Largest: $705,362 to CENTRO SOR ISOLINA FERRE INC — to cover program services of participation agencies
Illinois Manufacturers' AssociationSpringfield, ILCharity · may take applications
266 matching grants · $7.5M · through 2024Largest: $449,350 to GENERAL MILLS INC — cover cost to deliver a structured training program(s) to upgrade the skills of their full-time employees
Largest: $40,686 to RTCA-NY — to provide financial support to individuals in need. this financial assistance is to cover medical, funeral and basic living expenses on a temporary basis for individuals with prol…
Largest: $4.1M to ROBERT MORRIS UNIVERSITY — cover the cost of operations of the recipients
Greater Wilkes-Barre IndustrialWilkesbarre, PACharity · may take applications
90 matching grants · $929,909 · through 2024Largest: $35,000 to MCR PRODUCTIONS LLC — award from spark program to cover rent
Largest: $1,250 to JESS BACON — jeff was sick to his stomach and his esophagus ruptured. he was life flighted to portland. funds will help cover his wife's expenses while in portland or help cover any medical bil…
Largest: $16,900 to YESHIVA BEER SHMUEL — to cover expenses
United Way of PekinPekin, ILCharity · may take applications
35 matching grants · $845,940 · through 2024Largest: $53,000 to SALVATION ARMY — to cover operating expenses
Largest: $250,000 to PARKER STREET MINISTRIES — funds donated to cover costs for services offered to the residents of parker street neighborhoods.
Inquiring SystemsSanta Rosa, CACharity · may take applications
32 matching grants · $420,281 · through 2023Largest: $32,000 to CENTER FOR THIRD WORLD ORGANIZING — to cover and support farmers education and assistance.
The Chicago Community TrustChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
19 matching grants · $31.5M · through 2022Largest: $8.6M to Heartland Alliance for Human Needs & Human Rights — general operating support. support for marjorie kovler center general fund. support for readi chicago, readi chicago and north lawndale collaborative. support for implementation of…
Largest: $25,000 to Access Fund — to support an economic impact study, general operations of access fund arkansas, and to cover legal fees related to obtaining public access to recreational space.
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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 →