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.
6 funders with a record of paying for “distirbutions”
Where the money went
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6 funders, 12 recipients, grants matching “distirbutions” only. Ribbon width is proportional to the total given; each funder has its own colour. Hover a name to isolate its flows, click a funder to open it. Drag to move around; zoom with the buttons, a double-click, or the wheel after clicking the map.
Largest: $38,000 to ROCKBRIDGE AREA RELIEF ASSOCIATION — help provide emergency aid, including utilities, rent, shelter, essential transportation, heating fuels and medications, to local households. help distirbute food from the food pan…
Largest: $5,000 to Gideons International — to support the sharing of the gospel through personal testimony and strategic placement and distirbution of bibles in public venues and to individuals who may not otherwise encoute…
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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 →
