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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 “deem”
Where the money went
Largest: $10,000 to FORT WAYNE TRAILS INC — in any manner they deem appropriate
Largest: $5,000 to Society for the Blind — to be used to in any manner that the organization deems proper.
Upson Dennis a TwBrooklyn, OHCharity · may take applications
24 matching grants · $2.7M · through 2024Largest: $121,567 to CLEV CLINIC - S T JONES HEALTH CENTER — income paid to clev clinic - s t jones health center for general purposes as deemed appropriate by the board of trustees.
Largest: $5,000 to LACASA — charitable, contribution to organization's general finanical resources for use as the governing board deems needed.
Largest: $11,250 to GUTHRIE MEMORIAL LIBRARY — for any charitable purposes organization deems fit.
Largest: $65,000 to MICHIGAN'S CHILDREN — for general operating support. michigan's children will bolster the public policy research advocacy capacity of mental health services providers, and youth and families who receive…
Largest: $17,000 to GUTHRIE MEMORIAL LIBRARY — purchase of books in specified subject areas; balance without condition for whatever charitable purposes deemed appropriate.
Lexington Medical Center FoundationWest Columbia, SCCharity · may take applications
5 matching grants · $5.4M · through 2024Largest: $1.5M to LEXINGTON HEALTH INC — the mission of the community outreach committee funding is to provide support for midland's community organizations that provide healthcare or medical services and are strategicall…
Largest: $44,000 to ST FRANCIS CATHOLIC CHURCH — for any needs the church deems necessary
Largest: $11,000 to CONNECTICUT FOOD BANK — to reduce food insecurity in bridgeport, fairfield and new haven areas in the manner deemed most beneficial.
Largest: $61,087 to INDIVIDUAL GRANTEES OF LEGAL ASSIST — grants for legal isssues related to housing, employment, discrimination, public assistance, family issues and other legal matters deemed necessary. the foundation keeps certain bas…
St Bernadette Caritas SocietyWestlake, OHCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $271,744 · through 2024Largest: $157,807 to ST BERNADETTE SCHOOL — grants given to help provide financial aid for those in need, additional funds to help fund school projects that are deemed necessary by the principal/pastor
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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 →