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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 “develpoment”
Where the money went
Largest: $50,000 to Central Maryland Transportation Alliance — community develpoment
Largest: $5,000 to PROFESSIONAL CENTER FOR CHILD DEVELPOMENT — educationeducation
Largest: $1.0M to MONAHANS ECONOMIC DEVELPOMENT CORPORATION — broadband project
Fox Cities Convention & VisitorsAppleton, WICharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $40,000 · through 2025Largest: $40,000 to APPLETON COMMUNITY MUSIC — tourism develpoment
Moore ImpactDenver, COCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $50,000 · through 2022Largest: $50,000 to LIGHTHOUSE — to support education, economic empowerment, reproductive justice through tools of leadership develpoment, advocacy, storytelling
Vesaf NfpDowners Grove, IL
1 matching grant · $16,515 · through 2024Largest: $16,515 to TRUONG TRONG KHANH - CHAIRMAN HEARTS OF HUE — develpoment support for disadvantaged children at village of hope, da nang city
Community Foundation of theSt Marys, PACharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $14,500 · through 2024Largest: $14,500 to KINZUA VALLEY TRAIL CLUB — community develpoment
American Farmland TrustWashington, DCCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $20,000 · through 2022Largest: $20,000 to CENTER FOR AGRICULTURAL DEVELPOMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP — promoting sound farming practices / keeping farmers on the land
United Way of Racine CountyRacine, WICharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $10,000 · through 2022Largest: $10,000 to YOUTH FOR CHRIST — eorkforce develpoment programs
Largest: $2,000 to BUSINESS UNITED IN INVESTING LENDING AND DEVELPOMENT — general operating support
Largest: $2,500 to JACKSONHOLE THERAPEUTIC RIDING — overcoming challenges and develpoment
Largest: $1,000 to WINDSOR HUMAN DEVELOPMENT — continue develpoment in community
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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 →