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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.
3 funders with a record of paying for “desingation”
Where the money went
Greater Lynchburg Community FoundationLynchburg, VACharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $9,263 · through 2022Largest: $9,263 to BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF CENTRAL VA — annual donor-desingated grant; community-based mentoring support
Largest: $40,000 to MERIDIAN BEHAVIORAL HEALTH — funding for circles of security program, desinged to deal with adverse child experiences such as trauma, self-harm, and abusive behaviors, etc. the program has trained 23 facilitat…
Largest: $2,000 to GREENWOOD HOUSE — senior living facility desinged to create a true sense of community where patients, residents and staff all care about and engage with one another
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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 →