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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 “doantion”
Where the money went
Largest: $20,000 to EMPORIA FRIENDS OF THE ZOO — general doantion
John and Golda Cohen TrustBrookline Village, MA
4 matching grants · $119,000 · through 2024Largest: $35,000 to Harbor House — doantion togeneralfund
Largest: $25,000 to GRACE TO YOU — benevolent doantion
University of Texas at San AntonioSan Antonio, TXCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $30,000 · through 2023Largest: $15,000 to UTSA ATHLETICS SCHOLARSHIP DOANTION — assistance for student-athlete scholarships
Largest: $6,000 to JCCAA OF HOUSTON SCHOLARSHIPS INC — charitable doantion
Largest: $30,000 to ST BARTHOLOMEW PARISH — general doantion
Largest: $35,000 to Cystic Fibrosis Foundation — general doantion
Largest: $20,000 to HUMANE SOCIETY OF BLUERIDGE — charitable doantion
Gecu FoundationEl Paso, TXCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $12,000 · through 2023Largest: $6,000 to RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE OF CHARITIES — doantion for community
Largest: $10,000 to STREET LAW INC — doantion to support programs to empower people across the globe with the legal and civic knowledge, skills, and confidence that they need to bring about positive themselves and str…
One Valley Community FoundationBozeman, MTCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $100,000 · through 2022Largest: $100,000 to KAUAI NORTH SHORE FOOD PANTRY — unrestricted doantion
Largest: $25,000 to LBSA DOANTION FUND LIONS BEFRIENDERS — helping seniors with the hardship aging fund
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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 →