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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 “demonstration”
Where the money went
Nextenergy CenterDetroit, MICharity · may take applications
88 matching grants · $6.4M · through 2023Largest: $453,225 to REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN — to support technology demonstrations in the united states.
Largest: $15,000 to JACK STILLINGTON- DR CLAIRE TREMAIN — the purpose of the dr. claire tremaine & george mentas scholarship is to provide financial assistance to high school students who demonstrate merit, potential and financial need an…
The Center for Comprehensive Care andOrange, CACharity · may take applications
41 matching grants · $10.3M · through 2023Largest: $3.1M to SICKLE CELL DISEASE FOUNDATION OF CALIFORNIA — subcontract hrsa & cdph grants sickle cell treatment demonstration program
Largest: $600,000 to Harlem Children's Zone Inc — to support an 11-site initiative demonstrating a wholistic, life cycle approach to economic success that has the potential to inform future directions for economic mobility and chi…
Conrad N Hilton FoundationWestlake Village, CA
13 matching grants · $8.9M · through 2024Largest: $2.0M to DUKE UNIVERSITY — to support covid-19 test-and-treat demonstrations using oral anti-viral medications in four low- and middle-income countries in sub-saharan africa in collaboration with the global …
Largest: $200,000 to MUCKROCK FOUNDATION INCORPORATED — to increase audience and major donors for mlk50, a memphis-based investigative news outlet that has demonstrated journalistic excellence and community impact.
Largest: $9,000 to INSPIRE LIFE SKILLS TRAINING — promote and support education and related activities by granting awards, scholarships and low-interest or zero-interest loans to low-income students who demonstrate academic achiev…
Largest: $5,000 to TALAN REYNOLDS — scholarship based on individual's ability to demonstrate academic achievement, financial need, and an express interest in pursuing a degree in business or entrepreneurial business.
Largest: $365,000 to ROCKEFELLER ARCHIVE CENTER — in support of creating a high-fidelity graph database that can be shared with historians as a research source to demonstrate new understandings about the foundations practice and s…
Largest: $150,000 to IMPACT FOR EQUITY INC — support for execution of a two-generation residential mobility research demonstration in chicago/cook county
Largest: $1.4M to GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY — 82229 training a diverse set of research analysts to demonstrate the value of admin data for health equity studies and place-based research
Ted and Patricia CountsForest, VACharity · may take applications
10 matching grants · $174,000 · through 2024Largest: $40,000 to GLEANING FOR THE WORLD — to provide scholarships to students interested in a career in the golf industry requiring financial assistance to promote the golf industry and to expand the interest in golf among…
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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 →

