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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 “dear”
Where the money went
Largest: $25,000 to DEAR BLACK GIRL INC — dear black girl inc
Largest: $750,000 to THE CHOSEN AND DEARLY LOVED FOUNDATION — to support operational and program expenses.
Outrageous FoundationSan Francisco, CA
4 matching grants · $85,000 · through 2024Largest: $25,000 to DEAR NEIGHBORS MINISTRIES — for general operating support
Largest: $150,000 to AMERICAN REPERTORY THEATRE COMPANY INC — core support for the production of "dear everything," a play portraying how young people are navigating the climate crisis and facing the prospect of a sustainable future, while ce…
Congregation of the Sisters of StLagrange Park, ILCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $220,950 · through 2024Largest: $88,950 to SISTERS OF ST JOSEPH DEAR NEIGHBORS MINISTRIES — financial assistance
Chattanooga Christian CommunityChattanooga, TNCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $200,000 · through 2024Largest: $100,000 to CHOSEN & DEARLY LOVED FOUNDATION — organizational support
Largest: $5,000 to KACIE DEAR — collegiate scholarship
Celebrate FoundationSan Francisco, CA
3 matching grants · $50,000 · through 2024Largest: $30,000 to DEAR NEIGHBOR MINISTRIES — for general operating support
Largest: $2,000 to DEARING HOUSE — assist victims of domestic abuse
Wichita FoundationWichita, KSCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $31,307 · through 2024Largest: $16,107 to DEAR NEIGHBOR MINISTRIES INC — general purposes, er assistance-furnace for admin bldg
Largest: $10,000 to THE CHOSEN & DEARLY LOVED FOUNDER — for special needs children care.
Largest: $2,000 to CARLEY DEARING — charitable purpose scholarship
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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 →