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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 “dangered”
Where the money went
Largest: $5,000 to Sharing and Caring Hands — for assistance of furthering the charity mission to in dangered or indigent families or people
Largest: $35,000 to WILDLIFE GUARDIANS — to support combatting the dangers of climate change and catastrophic weather events
John D and Catherine T MacArthur Foundation (Consolidated)Chicago, IL
7 matching grants · $2.1M · through 2024Largest: $533,000 to Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University — in support of "reducing nuclear dangers inspiring and developing the next generation of specialists in international security, safety, and energy."
The New World FoundationNew York, NYCharity · may take applications
9 matching grants · $225,000 · through 2023Largest: $25,000 to METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY CHURCH OF NEW YORK — in support of the stop the coup 2025 campaign, an initiative of gendemocracy to raise awareness about the dangers of project 2025
Largest: $250,000 to NEW VENTURE FUND — core support for the dangerous speech project for research on harmful speech online, and to work in coalition with civil rights organizations to influence the content moderation po…
Largest: $258,000 to SAVE THE WORLD FOUNDATION — aiding our planet in minimizing the danger of natural disaster
Largest: $150,000 to CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL LAW — work on geoengineering dangers
Forrest C & Frances HEast Greenwich, RI
4 matching grants · $265,000 · through 2024Largest: $70,000 to ENVIRONMENT & HUMAN HEALTH — brochure on dangers of roundup
Largest: $5,000 to SOUTH BAY FAMILIES CONNECTED — this $5,000 grant supports education of k-12 students in 115 south bay schools regarding mental health, suicide prevention, and fentanyl dangers.
Largest: $25,000 to THE HIGHLAWN COMMUNITY ALLIANCE — address barriers to healthy lifestyles for highlawn residents by promoting pedestrian-friendly infrastructure and providing community fitness activities and safety education. in pa…
Largest: $150,000 to THE UNIVERSITY OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS — to augment the efforts of the center for student success to prepare young people for college and to provide remedial help to uvi students in danger of dropping out
Offerdahl Family FoundationIncline Village, NV
4 matching grants · $20,000 · through 2025Largest: $5,000 to PET NETWORK HUMANE SOCIETY — to rescue and rehabilitate animals in danger of euthanasia.
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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 →