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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 “distr”

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Chandler School Boosters Inc → Chandler Unified School Distr: $16M across 4 grants, latest 2024United Way of Central Iowa → Des Moines Independent School Distr: $2.2M across 3 grants, latest 2024Texas City Independent School → Texas City Independent School Distr: $1.2M across 6 grants, latest 2023Iowa City Public High Schools → Iowa City Community School Distr: $1.2M across 4 grants, latest 2024Cleveland Guardians Charities Inc → Cleveland Metropolitan School Distr: $574K across 3 grants, latest 2024North Dakota Community Foundation → Mckenzie County Public School Distr: $326K across 2 grants, latest 2024Nunn Sisd Educational Tr → Sweetwater Independent School Distr: $168K across 4 grants, latest 2025Mentor Vermont Inc → Champlain Valley School Distr: $121K across 4 grants, latest 2024Michael Wilkinson Foundation → Arlington Indepedent School Distr: $80K across 4 grants, latest 2025Special Olympics Northern California → Clark Cnty School Distr: $75K across 2 grants, latest 2023Julius G & Elsie H Lopez Foundation → St John Neuman Catholic School: $36K across 3 grants, latest 2024California Fire Foundation → Wheeler Crest Fire Protection Distr: $29K across 2 grants, latest 2024Special Olympics Northern California → Dublin Unified School Distr: $72K across 2 grants, latest 2024North Dakota Community Foundation → Flasher Rural Fire Protection Distr: $65K across 2 grants, latest 2024Julius G & Elsie H Lopez Foundation → St Joseph's Catholic School: $32K across 3 grants, latest 2024California Fire Foundation → Groveland Community Services Distr: $16K across 1 grant, latest 2024Julius G & Elsie H Lopez Foundation → Salesian Missions: $32K across 3 grants, latest 2024California Fire Foundation → South Santa Clara County Fire Distr: $15K across 1 grant, latest 2024Special Olympics Northern California → Palo Alto Unified School Distr: $14K across 2 grants, latest 2024Julius G & Elsie H Lopez Foundation → Cardinal Newman School: $31K across 3 grants, latest 2024Julius G & Elsie H Lopez Foundation → Central Carolina Technical: $25K across 3 grants, latest 2024Julius G & Elsie H Lopez Foundation → St Martin De Porres: $22K across 3 grants, latest 2024California Fire Foundation → Redwood Coast Fire Protection Distr: $15K across 1 grant, latest 2022Special Olympics Northern California → Washoe Cnty School Distr: $8K across 1 grant, latest 2023Special Olympics Northern California → Pittsburg Unified School Distr: $7K across 1 grant, latest 2024Chandler School Boosters Inc: $16M on this topic. Open the funder.Chandler School Boosters Inc$16MUnited Way of Central Iowa: $2.2M on this topic. Open the funder.United Way of Central Iowa$2.2MTexas City Independent School: $1.2M on this topic. Open the funder.Texas City Independent School$1.2MIowa City Public High Schools: $1.2M on this topic. Open the funder.Iowa City Public High Schools$1.2MCleveland Guardians Charities Inc: $574K on this topic. Open the funder.Cleveland Guardians Charities…$574KNorth Dakota Community Foundation: $391K on this topic. Open the funder.North Dakota Community Founda…$391KJulius G & Elsie H Lopez Foundation: $178K on this topic. Open the funder.Julius G & Elsie H Lopez Foun…$178KSpecial Olympics Northern California: $176K on this topic. Open the funder.Special Olympics Northern Cal…$176KNunn Sisd Educational Tr: $168K on this topic. Open the funder.Nunn Sisd Educational Tr$168KMentor Vermont Inc: $121K on this topic. Open the funder.Mentor Vermont Inc$121KMichael Wilkinson Foundation: $80K on this topic. Open the funder.Michael Wilkinson Foundation$80KCalifornia Fire Foundation: $75K on this topic. Open the funder.California Fire Foundation$75KChandler Unified School Distr: received $16M on this topicChandler Unified School Distr$16MDes Moines Independent School Distr: received $2.2M on this topicDes Moines Independent School D…$2.2MTexas City Independent School Distr: received $1.2M on this topicTexas City Independent School D…$1.2MIowa City Community School Distr: received $1.2M on this topicIowa City Community School Distr$1.2MCleveland Metropolitan School Distr: received $574K on this topicCleveland Metropolitan School D…$574KMckenzie County Public School Distr: received $326K on this topicMckenzie County Public School D…$326KSweetwater Independent School Distr: received $168K on this topicSweetwater Independent School D…$168KChamplain Valley School Distr: received $121K on this topicChamplain Valley School Distr$121KArlington Indepedent School Distr: received $80K on this topicArlington Indepedent School Dis…$80KClark Cnty School Distr: received $75K on this topicClark Cnty School Distr$75KDublin Unified School Distr: received $72K on this topicDublin Unified School Distr$72KFlasher Rural Fire Protection Distr: received $65K on this topicFlasher Rural Fire Protection D…$65KSt John Neuman Catholic School: received $36K on this topicSt John Neuman Catholic School$36KSt Joseph's Catholic School: received $32K on this topicSt Joseph's Catholic School$32KSalesian Missions: received $32K on this topicSalesian Missions$32KCardinal Newman School: received $31K on this topicCardinal Newman School$31KWheeler Crest Fire Protection Distr: received $29K on this topicWheeler Crest Fire Protection D…$29KCentral Carolina Technical: received $25K on this topicCentral Carolina Technical$25KSt Martin De Porres: received $22K on this topicSt Martin De Porres$22KGroveland Community Services Distr: received $16K on this topicGroveland Community Services Di…$16KSouth Santa Clara County Fire Distr: received $15K on this topicSouth Santa Clara County Fire D…$15KRedwood Coast Fire Protection Distr: received $15K on this topicRedwood Coast Fire Protection D…$15KPalo Alto Unified School Distr: received $14K on this topicPalo Alto Unified School Distr$14KWashoe Cnty School Distr: received $8K on this topicWashoe Cnty School Distr$8KPittsburg Unified School Distr: received $7K on this topicPittsburg Unified School Distr$7K
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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 →