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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 “diocesan”
Where the money went
Catholic School Foundation of theSioux City, IACharity · may take applications
64 matching grants · $2.8M · through 2024Largest: $173,876 to BISHOP HEELAN CATHOLIC SCHOOLS — provide financial assistance to diocesan school.
National Council of the US Society ofMaryland Heights, MOCharity · may take applications
31 matching grants · $778,580 · through 2024Largest: $77,127 to DIOCESAN COUNCIL OF ORLANDO SOCIETY OF ST VINCENT DE PAUL INC — fop walk, fop grant, direct mail, systemic change, porticus
Koch FoundationGainesville, FL
18 matching grants · $252,000 · through 2024Largest: $20,000 to Sacred Heart Parish and Diocesan Shrine — to support the purchase of a new sign
The Chicago Community TrustChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
10 matching grants · $1.3M · through 2023Largest: $6,000 to St John Neumann Catholic Church — $4,500: support for st. john neumann church$1,000: support for 2022 diocesan appeal$500: support for 2022 mission appeal, split evenly between rockford diocesan priest's pension an…
The John G and Marie Stella KenedyCorpus Christi, TXCharity · may take applications
11 matching grants · $790,000 · through 2024Largest: $150,000 to Parish & School Accounting Services - Diocese of Corpus Christi — diocesan accounting service
Catholic Community Foundation ofSaginaw, MICharity · may take applications
9 matching grants · $860,053 · through 2024Largest: $283,238 to CATHOLIC DIOCESE OF SAGINAW — diocesan programs
Largest: $50,000 to DIOCESAN COUNCIL FOR THE SOCIETY O — program/operating support
Communities Foundation of TexasDallas, TXCharity · may take applications
8 matching grants · $944,263 · through 2024Largest: $487,777 to SOCIETY OF ST VINCENT DE PAUL DIOCESAN COUNCIL OF DALLAS — this grant is designated for general support.
The Ladies of Charity - Lake TravisLakeway, TXCharity · may take applications
6 matching grants · $311,000 · through 2025Largest: $195,000 to THE SOCIETY OF ST VINCENT DE PAUL DIOCESAN COUNCIL OF AUSTIN — to support the poor
Conrad N Hilton FoundationWestlake Village, CA
4 matching grants · $1.8M · through 2024Largest: $280,000 to CONFERENCE OF MAJOR SUPERIORS COSUMADRC — to provide scholarships for 40 diocesan nuns from the democratic republic of congo through the higher catholic pedagogical institute
Largest: $85,000 to DIOCESE OF MANCHESTER — toward staff salary/benefits to continue the extension of the pilot program for special education inclusion at diocesan catholic schools.
Christ the King Diocesan SchoolsLubbock, TXCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $988,093 · through 2024Largest: $574,697 to CHRIST THE KING DIOCESAN SCHOOL — to support the educational programs of christ the king diocesan school.
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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 →