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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 “descendants”
Where the money went
Largest: $250,000 to ASOCIACION RED DE MUJERES AFROLATINOAMERICANAS AFROCARIBENAS Y DE LA DIASPO — for strengthening the advocacy capacity of afro-descendant women in latin america to defend their rights from gender-based violence and to protect afro-descendant social leaders
Largest: $10,000 to STERN GROVE FESTIVAL ASSOCIATION — 2022 descendant grant
Alianza De Museos De Puerto RicoSan Juan, PRCharity · may take applications
19 matching grants · $771,753 · through 2024Largest: $241,790 to MUSEO DE ARTE CONTEMPORANEO DE PUERTO RICO — support the development and presentation of visual arts and other art exhibits throughout diverse cultural spaces (e.g., museums, community spaces and/or organizations, artist inde…
Largest: $500,000 to ASSOCIATION FOR THE PRESERVATION OF VA ANTIQUITIES — to support a fellowship program focused on african american history and heritage, community outreach for descendant groups, and related staff, planning, and documentation costs
Wk Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI
6 matching grants · $871,849 · through 2022Largest: $250,000 to HAITIAN BRIDGE ALLIANCE — provide quality mental health services at the us-mexico border to promote well-being and social integration of haitian and afro-descendent asylum seekers into the san diego communi…
Largest: $100,200 to CORPORACION AGENCIA AFROCOLOMBIANA HILEROS — afro-descendant autonomous education and wellbeing
Mayflower Society House Endowment FundPlymouth, MACharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $1.3M · through 2024Largest: $555,797 to GENERAL SOCIETY OF MAYFLOWER DESCENDANTS — to provide funds for operation and maintenance of mayflower society
Solutions ProjectLos Angeles, CACharity · may take applications
6 matching grants · $151,500 · through 2024Largest: $40,000 to The Descendants Project — gos ff-rr climate disaster preparedness & recovery grant
Amalgamated Charitable FoundationWashington, DCCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $397,500 · through 2024Largest: $165,000 to The Descendants Project — general operating support
Tides FoundationSan Francisco, CACharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $375,000 · through 2024Largest: $275,000 to THE DESCENDANTS PROJECT — equity, human rights, and economic empowerment
Windward FundWashington, DCCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $785,000 · through 2024Largest: $600,000 to THE DESCENDANTS PROJECT — environmental programs
Resources Legacy FundSacramento, CACharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $203,200 · through 2024Largest: $181,000 to THE DESCENDANTS PROJECT — land or marine conservation, climate change, and/or environ. equity and justice.
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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 →