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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 “distracted”
Where the money went
Largest: $20,000 to THE FRANKIE WOOLWINE STORY INC — educate students against impaired or distracted driving
Largest: $100,000 to MARIA TIBERI FOUNDATION — support the mission of providing distracted driving prevention.
The Kiefer FoundationPlymouth, MICharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $39,659 · through 2025Largest: $27,500 to Stop Distractions Org — funding for services related to educating on the importance of hands-free laws.
Children'S Hospital of MichiganDetroit, MICharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $827,347 · through 2024Largest: $827,347 to VHS CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF MICHIGAN INC — cystic fibrosis family support,provide transportation to and from clinic appointments for s,to provide child passenger restraint systems to the children,to provide therapeutic dist…
Largest: $3,000 to ROBIN AMES FOUNDATION — grant to foundation that promotes awareness of distracted driving
Largest: $30,400 to CASEY FELDMAN MEMORIAL FOUNDATION — through its kids speaking up for road safety program, the casey feldman memorial foundation amplifies the voices of children, grades 2-5 in hopes of ending distracted driving. educ…
Largest: $31,323 to BISHOP MANOGUE CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL — bishop manogue catholic high school is seeking support to enclose an area in the recently enhanced huelsmann student commons, made possible by the huelsmann foundation, to create a…
Largest: $50,000 to CASEY FELDMAN FOUNDATION — harvard study distracted driving campaign
Chartway Promise FoundationVirginia Beach, VACharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $50,000 · through 2024Largest: $50,000 to CHKD — purchase of child life toys for infants and toddlers hospitalized at chkd. we also request an in-kind gift of patient bags to help distract and entertain children in the emergency …
National Safety CouncilItasca, ILCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $72,323 · through 2021Largest: $72,323 to MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY — to develop and test a methodological framework to raise awareness of danger of cell phone use and other distractions while driving
Largest: $25,000 to ST JOSEPH'S HOSPITAL — toward expenses to implement animal assisted therapy (aat), to promote positive clinical interactions, distraction, and anxiety reduction for pediatric and adult patients.
Encourage Kids FoundationNew York, NYCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $20,000 · through 2022Largest: $20,000 to BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL AT ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON UNIVERSITY — co-branded welcome & distraction activity bags
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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 →