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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 “depository”
Where the money went
Largest: $200,000 to GREATER CHICAGO FOOD DEPOSITORY — program/operating support
Largest: $1.5M to GREATER CHICAGO FOOD DEPOSITORY — covid-19 response gift
Largest: $25,000 to GREATER CHICAGO FOOD DEPOSITORY — food depository
The Community Foundation ofLouisville, KYCharity · may take applications
8 matching grants · $2.5M · through 2024Largest: $537,561 to COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF LOUISVILLE CORPORATE DEPOSITORY — t31 community foundations
Largest: $50,000 to Greater Chicago Food Depository — to support the food purchase for hunger relief initiatives so community members have access to healthy food
Largest: $250,000 to GREATER CHICAGO FOOD DEPOSITORY — community services
Share Our StrengthWashington, DCCharity · may take applications
5 matching grants · $1.2M · through 2024Largest: $299,750 to GREATER CHICAGO FOOD DEPOSITORY — childhood hunger programs
Largest: $100,000 to GREATER CHICAGO FOOD DEPOSITORY — food depository and emergency food assistance
Largest: $300,000 to GREATER CHICAGO FOOD DEPOSITORY — program support
Largest: $5,000 to GREATER CHICAGO FOOD DEPOSITORY — for support of meal programs and related services
Largest: $250,000 to Greater Chicago Food Depository — special projects
Rsm US FoundationDavenport, IACharity · may take applications
5 matching grants · $133,856 · through 2024Largest: $77,917 to GREATER CHICAGO FOOD DEPOSITORY — youth hunger - power of love grant
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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 →