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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 “deia”
Where the money went
National Marine Sanctuary FoundationSilver Spring, MDCharity · may take applications
9 matching grants · $218,459 · through 2023Largest: $24,821 to UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA — deia ocean exploration grant: increasing dei participation in stem careers: training scientific scuba divers
Arts Council of Fort Worth and TarrantFort Worth, TXCharity · may take applications
9 matching grants · $390,940 · through 2023Largest: $58,000 to FORT WORTH OPERA — deia capacity building
Arete FoundationPhiladelphia, PA
3 matching grants · $2.1M · through 2023Largest: $895,000 to THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART — educationalsupport for chairman's council 2019-2020; emergency relief fund, internships, deia strategic plan and women and the critical eye program
Largest: $925,000 to THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART — digital department, trustee annual appeal, exhibitions, deia plan
Largest: $50,000 to KALAMAZOO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA — community engagement and deia programs
Largest: $50,000 to GroundWorks Dancetheater — operating, deia, and artist in residence support.
John D and Catherine T MacArthur Foundation (Consolidated)Chicago, IL
2 matching grants · $70,000 · through 2023Largest: $35,000 to Music and Dance Theater Chicago Inc — to support a diversity, equity, inclusion, accessibility (deia) initiative
Largest: $50,000 to ILLINOIS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY COALITION EDUCATION (INSTITUTE) — 2022-23 sy baxter stem challenge, showcase sponsorship and deia program support
Largest: $20,000 to ARTS SERVICES INC — deia initiative
Largest: $6,400 to ITINERIS FOUNDATION — to support leadership development opportunities for marley swisher, behavior support services director, and tori stroke, hr and deia specialist.
Largest: $5,000 to Kairos — deia training
Largest: $5,000 to TACOMA ART MUSEUM TACOMA WA — deia training at tacoma art museum other
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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 →