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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 “declared”
Where the money went
Largest: $99,700 to FUND FOR GLOBAL HUMAN RIGHTS — for the 75th anniversary of the universal declaration of human rights (udhr) festival in commemoration of "a stronger declaration of human rights"
Largest: $50,000 to RAPID AUTO — a grant was given to businesses to assist in the business difficulties related to the flood damages related to presidential federal declared disaster in june 2024.
Howard Hughes Medical InstituteChevy Chase, MDCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $175,000 · through 2024Largest: $50,000 to Amer Society For Cell Biology — support for the san francisco declaration on research assessment (dora)
Federation of State Humanities CouncilsArlington, VACharity · may take applications
5 matching grants · $138,111 · through 2024Largest: $30,000 to ARIZONA HUMANITIES COUNCIL — sharing stories and listening to one another: the declaration of independence at 250
The Chicago Community TrustChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $381,000 · through 2023Largest: $127,000 to Harvard Lampoon Trust Under Declaration of Trust — annual support, general operating support
Largest: $6.7M to NATIONAL PARK FOUNDATION — to continue and expand support for humanities postdoctoral fellowships in conjunction with the 250th anniversary of the signing of the declaration of independence
Big Win PhilanthropyGreens Farms, CT
3 matching grants · $1.8M · through 2024Largest: $1.3M to REPUBLIC OF ETHIOPIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH — seqota declaration to eliminate childhood stunting
Largest: $118,366 to PRAXIS PROJ — 78810 analyzing the impact of formal declarations of racism as a public health issue in dismantling structural racism and investing in community well-being
Largest: $10,000 to HARVARD LAMPOON TRUST UNDER DECLARATION OF TRUST — general & unrestricted
Largest: $999,746 to REPUBLIC OF ETHIOPIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH — seqota declaration
Largest: $80,000 to UYPETD-LIBERIA — work with the liberia government, international partners and other relevant civil society organizations to sustain peace and national development, promote policy documents includin…
Finra Investor Education FoundationRockville, MDCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $39,054 · through 2023Largest: $10,000 to VOLUSIA COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY — to expand personal finance collections and share fraud prevention messages to help residents in the county make well-informed financial decisions following a fema-declared major na…
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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 →