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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 “disadvantag”
Where the money went
Largest: $74,400 to MINNESOTA ASSISTANCE COUNCIL — assistance to the disadvantaged
Alabama Civil Justice FoundationMontgomery, ALCharity · may take applications
126 matching grants · $1.9M · through 2024Largest: $100,000 to BREAKTHROUGH COLLABORATIVE — assisting disadvantaged, disabled, and at-risk families and children
Largest: $35,000 to NCGA FOUNDATION — to further a primary goal of the foundation: to provide monetary assistance to organizations that provide assistance to disadvantaged or underprivileged youths, disadvantaged or de…
The Ahmanson FoundationBeverly Hills, CA
74 matching grants · $3.3M · through 2021Largest: $45,000 to THACHER SCHOOL INC — scholarship support for financially disadvantaged ethnic minority students, 2022-2023
McDonald Family TrustPalm Beach Gardens, FL
114 matching grants · $420,500 · through 2024Largest: $10,000 to Franciscan Center for Urban Ministry — help elderly, poor disadvantaged in hartford, ct associated with blindness
Largest: $4,230 to ACEC SCHOLARSHIP — general scholarship support to assist financially disadvantaged individuals
Largest: $500,000 to NEW VENTURE FUND — in support of a landscaping study on the application of data science to climate challenges, to mitigate climate change which impacts all but particularly the most disadvantaged com…
Largest: $115,000 to SKIDMORE COLLEGE — multi-year support for scholarships for economically-disadvantaged students from the mid-hudson valley, and student stipends for the see-beyond summer learning program.
The St Bernard ProjectNew Orleans, LACharity · may take applications
82 matching grants · $7.8M · through 2024Largest: $725,000 to HOUSING DEVELOPMENT ALLIANCE — home repair/building for the economically disadvantaged
Indiana Center for NursingIndianapolis, INCharity · may take applications
36 matching grants · $1.8M · through 2025Largest: $77,214 to COMMUNITY HEALTH NETWORK FOUNDATION — increase nursing education opportunities for individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds
Conrad N Hilton FoundationWestlake Village, CA
31 matching grants · $12.6M · through 2024Largest: $750,000 to ARCHDIOCESE OF LOS ANGELES — to create a hilton scholars program through the catholic education foundation that provides tuition support for children experiencing disadvantage to attend catholic elementary sch…
Largest: $60,000 to YEMEN RELIEF & RECONSTRUCTION FUND — assistance to disadvantaged individuals
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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 →