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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 “desperate”
Where the money went
Largest: $105,000 to AUTISM STRONG FOUNDATION — founded on faith and led by inclusion and integrity, our mission is to provide the strongest support, community, and hope for those touched by autism. all funds raised by autism st…
Largest: $50,000 to Twin Lakes Food Bank — every human being has a fundamental right to access to food. no person deserves to go hungry. the reality is that food insecurity impacts one in six americans who report running ou…
Largest: $20,000 to HOPE FOR DESPERATE HEARTS — general operating
Baccash Family FoundationNewport Coast, CA
3 matching grants · $50,000 · through 2024Largest: $30,000 to LIVING WATER INTERNATIONAL — to demonstrate the love of god by helping communities acquire desperately needed clean water.
Largest: $2,500 to Atlanta Humane Society — helping animalsin desperate needof support & care
Largest: $60,000 to CHARIS PROJECT — provide funding for programs to equip weak and desperate families with the wisdom and courage they need to protect their children
The Wkw Family FoundationKing of Prussia, PA
3 matching grants · $6,000 · through 2024Largest: $2,500 to GIVE TO THE WORLD — support the organization's efforts to deliver critical material overseas to desperate people living in conflict zones
Largest: $60,671 to JACKIE MEYER — financial assistance to impoverished individuals with desperate financial and/or medical needs
Hawaii Dental Service FoundationHonolulu, HICharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $40,000 · through 2022Largest: $20,000 to NATIONAL FOUNDATION OF DENTISTRY FOR THE HANDICAPPED — funding to assist older adults, people living with disabilities and those who are medically fragile by linking them with volunteer dentists willing to provide desperately-needed de…
Largest: $1,000 to SEEK THE LAMB — project ezra" (taken from a famous biblical educator-ezra 7:10) was initiated in 1986 during a time of war in nicaragua as a response to a desperate refugee situation.
Largest: $1,000 to HOPE 4 WOMEN INTERNATIONAL — support and help for people living in poverty and desperate situations
United States Fund for UnicefNew York, NYCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $52.9M · through 2021Largest: $52.9M to UNICEF USA IMPACT FUND FOR CHILDREN — see part ivto provide financial resources to fast-track critical funding to unicef to eliminate cash gaps and provide uninterrupted and expedited access to critical programs for ch…
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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 →