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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.
8 funders with a record of paying for “devlpmt”
Where the money went
Largest: $3,500 to COMPASSIONATE LIVING — research& devlpmt of organic farming
Mission Housing Dev Prop IiiSan Francisco, CACharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $2.5M · through 2024Largest: $1.3M to MISSION HSG DEVELOPMENT CORP — genl support: devlpmt low inc hsng
Hamilton Affordable HomesSan Rafael, CACharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $1.1M · through 2024Largest: $434,167 to EAH INC — genl support: devlpmt low inc hsng
Los Robles ApartmentsSan Rafael, CACharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $45,939 · through 2022Largest: $45,939 to EAH INC — genl support: devlpmt low inc hsng
Gundersen Lutheran Administrative ServicesLa Crosse, WICharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $25,000 · through 2023Largest: $25,000 to SUNFLOWER CHILD DEVLPMT CTR — operations support
People'S Solar Energy FundPittsfield, MACharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $8,000 · through 2024Largest: $8,000 to NATIVE SUN COMMUNITY POWER DEVLPMT — program support
Largest: $10,000 to HELPING HAND FOR RELIEF & DEVLPMT — general donation
Phoebe Sumter Medical CenterAmericus, GACharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $10,000 · through 2021Largest: $10,000 to ONE SUMTER ECONOMIC DEVLPMT FND INC — college/career acdmy
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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 →

