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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.
5 funders with a record of paying for “dced”
Where the money went
Southcentral Workforce Investment BoardHarrisburg, PACharity · may take applications
6 matching grants · $300,792 · through 2024Largest: $78,996 to PERRY COUNTY ECON DEVEL AUTHORITY — dced engage grant
Foundation for Delaware CountyMedia, PACharity · may take applications
6 matching grants · $77,937 · through 2023Largest: $31,330 to HEALTH CARE SOLUTIONS OF DELAWARE VALLEY — dced covid-19 vaccine outreach grant
Lehigh Valley EconomicBethlehem, PACharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $94,698 · through 2024Largest: $27,000 to LEHIGH VALLEY ECONOMIC INVESTMENT CORPORATION — pa dced partnerships for regional performance subgrant
Bidwell Training CenterPittsburgh, PACharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $172,000 · through 2022Largest: $100,000 to BROCKWAY CENTER FOR ARTS AND TECHNOLOGY — sub-award from dced
Nextfab FoundationPhiladelphia, PA
1 matching grant · $128,334 · through 2024Largest: $128,334 to PA DEPT OF COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (DCED) GRANT — create a curriculum to provide advanced technical training and job placement service to students living in economically distressed areas.
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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 →