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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 “disseminate”
Where the money went
Largest: $1.5M to JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY — to develop and disseminate research on policy options that maximize access to and affordability of prescription drugs without stifling innovation.
Largest: $270,031 to ACADEMYHEALTH — 80531 monitoring the work of 2023 health data for action grantees and facilitating dissemination of research findings to relevant stakeholders
Largest: $250,000 to BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY — core support for the cyber policy center's digichina project to translate, collate and disseminate chinese policy research to promote understanding of chinas digital policy develop…
Largest: $450,000 to JOINT CENTER FOR POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC STUDIES INC — to support the growth of the joint center for political and economic studies as a visible, credible leader in nonpartisan technology policy research by enabling the hiring of new e…
Largest: $2.9M to MULTIPLIER — in support of the development, field testing, manufacturing and dissemination of sensor-based kits and platforms for education, conservation, and scientific purposes.
Conrad N Hilton FoundationWestlake Village, CA
27 matching grants · $8.7M · through 2024Largest: $839,000 to CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN AFRICA — to build capacity of 40 catholic sisters on evidenced based data generation and dissemination to serve as trainer of trainers in two countries, strengthen the data repository hub a…
Largest: $450,000 to BROOKINGS INSTITUTION — to continue supporting the publication and dissemination of high-quality, influential, and policy-relevant economics research through the brookings papers on economic activity
Largest: $2.0M to SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS FOR AFRICA (SSA) — to conduct research and prepare and disseminate educational information on climate adaptation
Wk Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI
32 matching grants · $7.0M · through 2022Largest: $304,975 to REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO — promote a culturally and linguistically relevant education through dissemination of research among educators, minority language communities, language scholars and policymakers
Largest: $30,000 to CHILD WELFARE LEAGUE OF AMERICA INC — support the dissemination and uptake of the 21st century child welfare research agenda
California Healthcare FoundationOakland, CACharity · may take applications
18 matching grants · $8.5M · through 2024Largest: $3.0M to UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCO — maternal infant health assessment: understanding and monitoring perinatal mental health.; patients for primary care; nursing advising resources; connected care accelerator data col…
Largest: $455,920 to Urban Institute — to help bridge gaps between education policymakers and researchers by publishing and disseminating timely, rigorous analyses of policy issues in a format that is useful and engagin…
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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 →