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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 “developmentand”
Where the money went
J5 Martin Family FoundationGreenwood Village, CO
5 matching grants · $45,520 · through 2025Largest: $17,320 to St Judes — international developmentand relief services
Largest: $10,000 to Progressive Choices — provide job training and developmentand life skills training to intellectually disable people
Largest: $2,000 to Penquis CAP Inc — staff developmentand travel
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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 →