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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 “criterion”
Where the money went
Largest: $27,750 to THE NEW CRITERION — general operating support
Donors TrustAlexandria, VACharity · may take applications
5 matching grants · $157,500 · through 2024Largest: $65,000 to Foundation for Cultural Review — for the new criterion
Largest: $40,000 to THE NEW CRITERION — preservation of american judeo-christian heritage
The Aspen InstituteWashington, DCCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $1.5M · through 2024Largest: $854,355 to CRITERION INSTITUTE — gender lens investing
Largest: $225,000 to Foundation for Cultural Review Inc — to support the new criterion
Largest: $100,000 to FOUNDATION FOR CULTURAL REVIEW INC — 40th anniversary project - the new criterion
Largest: $75,000 to CRITERION INSTITUTE — support for work to advance asset activism, gender justice and impact finance
Largest: $50,000 to WILLIAMSON COLLEGE FOR THE TRADES — the new criterion
Largest: $20,000 to FOUNDATION FOR CULTURAL REVIEW INC — the new criterion operations
Largest: $515,000 to THE CRITERION INSTITUTE INC — general support and project support for institutional strengthening
Largest: $150,000 to FOUNDATION FOR CULTURAL REVIEW - THE NEW CRITERION — public policy
Largest: $5,000 to CRITERION INSTITUTE — board discretionary - general operating support/unrestricted
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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 →