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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 “disciplines”
Where the money went
Largest: $163,042 to ALZHEIMERS DISEASE AND RELATED DISORDERS ASSOCIATION INC — diseases, disorders, medical disciplines
Community Foundation for the Fox ValleyAppleton, WICharity · may take applications
34 matching grants · $1.2M · through 2024Largest: $15,384 to ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION WISCONSIN CHAPTER — diseases, disorders & medical disciplines, medical research
Community Foundation for Palm Beach andWest Palm Beach, FLCharity · may take applications
23 matching grants · $1.2M · through 2024Largest: $150,000 to STRANG CANCER PREVENTION INSTITUTE — voluntary health associations & medical discipline
East Tennessee FoundationKnoxville, TNCharity · may take applications
17 matching grants · $863,463 · through 2024Largest: $437,000 to UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM INC — medical disciplines
Kalamazoo Community FoundationKalamazoo, MICharity · may take applications
16 matching grants · $466,480 · through 2024Largest: $110,228 to LENDING HANDS OF MICHIGAN INC — disease/disorder/medical disciplines
Largest: $100,000 to EQUAL JUSTICE SOCIETY — advocating for school discipline reform for improved student health: to improve the social and emotional health of youth by reducing the use of harsh discipline and increasing the …
The Enrichment FoundationOmaha, NECharity · may take applications
12 matching grants · $585,000 · through 2024Largest: $75,000 to Alzheimers Association Neb — disease, disorders, med disciplines
Largest: $151,616 to VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY — research-practice partnerships (rpps) and racial equity in school discipline: an exploration of the functioning of equity-centered rpps and the use of research evidence
The Community Foundation of Sarasota CoSarasota, FLCharity · may take applications
12 matching grants · $303,592 · through 2024Largest: $82,670 to H LEE MOFFITT CANCER CENTER AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOUNDATION INC — diseases, disorders, medical disciplines
Largest: $176,827 to IEEE FOUNDATION — connecting the dots: engineering societies redefining engineering disciplines for industry
Largest: $1.0M to UNITED STATES ARTISTS INC — core support for disability futures, a fellowship initiative to spotlight the work of disabled creatives across disciplines and geography and amplify their voices individually and …
Kirkpatrick Family Affiliated Fund ofOklahoma City, OKCharity · may take applications
8 matching grants · $1.2M · through 2024Largest: $1.0M to ST ANTHONY HOSPITAL FOUNDATION — diseases, disorders, medical disciplines
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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 →