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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 “destitute”
Where the money went
Largest: $54,000 to Philippine Scholars — scholarships for destitute students
Largest: $101,315 to 546 needy students in 53 universities 159 Depts' — routine assistance for adv education to destitute students at public univcollege
Largest: $596,187 to MULTIPLE SICK ELDERLY AND DESTITUTE PERSONS — living expenses, mostly in the form of fuel,oil,and housing
Largest: $174,000 to INTERVAL HOUSE — support for key life-saving programs to serve the most culturally underserved, disenfranchised, and destitute women, children and families affected by domestic violence.
Largest: $9,510 to JEFFERSON COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS — assist destitute teachers
Largest: $15,000 to GRASS ROOTS INDIA — maintenance of home for destitute girls in cuttack odisha (wish project)
Largest: $70,000 to WARNER HOME CORPORATION — assist destitute children
The Hamd FoundationPort Jefferson, NY
3 matching grants · $175,385 · through 2024Largest: $85,000 to ZAKAT FOUNDATION — we help muslims, and the charitable of every conviction, take the steep road to carry out their zakat and charity duties easily, correctly, and with maximum humanitarian impact by …
The Morton FoundationSan Francisco, CA
3 matching grants · $90,000 · through 2024Largest: $30,000 to SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK OF SANTA CLARA AND SAN MATEO COUNTIES — to provide food for the destitute
Little Lamp of JesusMount Vernon, WA
4 matching grants · $16,754 · through 2024Largest: $5,029 to Homeless and Destitutes — cash and food handout to homeless people
The Dayton FoundationDayton, OHCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $42,097 · through 2024Largest: $14,161 to GREENE COUNTY ANIMAL CONTROL — care for animals of destitute owners
Occupational Safety AssociationMontgomery, ALCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $40,000 · through 2024Largest: $15,000 to DOMINICAN MONASTERY OF ST JUDE — to support the work done in serving the needs of the community's destitute
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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 →