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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 “dickerson”
Where the money went
The McKnight Endowment Fund for NeuroscienceMinneapolis, MN
3 matching grants · $225,000 · through 2024Largest: $75,000 to Trustees of Princeton University — proportional-integral feedback in a biological 'gyroscope'. principal investigator: bradley dickerson, ph.d.
Largest: $10,000 to DICKERSON CHILDRENS ADVOCACY CENTER — unrestricted general
Largest: $60,000 to HOPE AND A HOME — grace dickerson higher education programs
The Chicago Community TrustChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $729,200 · through 2021Largest: $364,600 to Trustees of Princeton University — general operating support. support of the humanities council, annual giving contribution, annual fund, $100 to annual giving support (class of 1989) and $9,900 support to the a. wi…
Largest: $10,000 to SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION — in honor of julius j. and ann s. dickerson
Largest: $15,000 to DICKERSON CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER — unrestricted general
Thdf Ii Inc DbaAtlanta, GACharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $30,000 · through 2024Largest: $10,000 to Dickerson Middle School Foundation — to assist local charities
Largest: $17,000 to CLARK ATLANTA UNIVERSITY ITF DICKER — c3 2024-25 scholarship s. dickerson
Largest: $5,000 to DICKERSON CHILDRENS ADVOCACY CTR — operating costs
Young WarriorsLos Angeles, CACharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $158,364 · through 2024Largest: $123,192 to THE ERIC DICKERSON FOUNDATION — golf event support
Largest: $9,000 to Dickerson Rodney — individual scholarship
National Children'S AllianceWashington, DCCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $80,279 · through 2023Largest: $50,220 to DICKERSON CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER — core services
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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 →