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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 “declined”
Where the money went
Largest: $35,000 to MARTHA O'BRYAN CENTER — champion's breakfast. any benefits declined.
St Louis Community FoundationSt Louis, MOCharity · may take applications
79 matching grants · $5.4M · through 2024Largest: $770,970 to UNITED WAY OF GREATER ST LOUIS INC — designated support for organizations as detailed on the attached spreadsheet., for the 100 neediest cases 2024 fund drive. all benefits are declined to ensure this grant is entirel…
The Community Foundation of MiddleNashville, TNCharity · may take applications
77 matching grants · $1.7M · through 2024Largest: $443,000 to NASHVILLE BALLET — for general support; donation only - decline benefits
Largest: $150,000 to AMERICAN RIVERS INC — freshwater mussel decline
Largest: $5,000 to GULLAHGEECHEE AGEL NETWORK — declination grant
Largest: $300,000 to THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY — core support for the rule of law impact lab to use legal tools for research, documentation, advocacy and public education to address the global decline of democracy
The Chubb FoundationPhiladelphia, PA
4 matching grants · $53,500 · through 2024Largest: $15,000 to Grace Marie Declines — scholarship award
Largest: $189,905 to ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION FOR A NEW AMER — to fund dr. berisha and dr. liss research project titled "speech biomarkers for cognitive decline"
Largest: $100,000 to HEALTHY NEIGHBORHOODS INC — to support the operations of healthy neighborhoods, inc. (hni), which works to revitalize and stabilize homes and neighborhoods that are on the cusp of thriving or declining.
The Community Foundation forJacksonville, FLCharity · may take applications
5 matching grants · $78,500 · through 2024Largest: $30,000 to WOMEN MOVING MILLIONS — annual membership - decline all benefits
Largest: $250,000 to UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH — to research the role of melatonin deficiency in age-related cognitive decline
Triumph Gulf CoastTallahassee, FLCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $3.2M · through 2024Largest: $2.3M to FSU MARINE LAB — the grant will provide funding for the apalachicola bay system initiative (absi) and its efforts to obtain solutions to the ecosystem decline and to develop the strategic and imple…
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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 →