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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 “diplomats”
Where the money went
Largest: $228,800 to Independent Diplomat — as one-time funding for a project on "meet the parties: strengthening inclusion within the un security council" as part of a request for proposals (rfp) on "reimagining multilatera…
Largest: $220,000 to INSTITUTE FOR DIPLOMATIC STUDIES — support state of the art preparedness of young egyptian career diplomats to understand emerging trends in multilateralism and regionalism and to address challenges of sustainable d…
John D and Catherine T MacArthur Foundation (Consolidated)Chicago, IL
4 matching grants · $724,000 · through 2024Largest: $194,500 to Carnegie Endowment for International Peace — to support its diplomatic initiatives.
Largest: $20,000 to Meridian International CenterCenter for Diplomatic Engagement — diplomatic engagement programs
Largest: $368,178 to INDEPENDENT DIPLOMAT INC — agricultural development
Largest: $10,000 to FRANKLIN & MARSHALL DIPLOMAT — support of women's soccer team
Largest: $100,000 to DEPT OF STATE - DIPLOMATIC RECEPTION ROOM — an unrestricted grant to further the donee's exempt purpose.
Rochester Area Community FoundationRochester, NYCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $24,977 · through 2024Largest: $6,567 to ASSOCIATION FOR TEENAGE DIPLOMATS — for general support
Largest: $99,000 to THE GLOBAL INITIATIVE AGAINST TRANSNATIONAL ORGANI — to support research and network development to create a diplomatic community in vienna that is more informed, more engaged and more willing to put in place tangible reforms to drug…
Jewish Federation of ClevelandCleveland, OHCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $42,500 · through 2024Largest: $20,000 to NCH HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS INC — nch medical diplomat fund
Largest: $10,000 to THIS for Diplomats — to fund charitable activities.
Acvs FoundationGermantown, MDCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $44,387 · through 2023Largest: $34,500 to AUBURN UNIVERSITY — diplomatic clinical research grant
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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 →