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.
2 funders with a record of paying for “donationdate”
Where the money went
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2 funders, 6 recipients, grants matching “donationdate” 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: $160,300 to THE MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN — scholarship fundnon-cash donationdate of gift: 2/18/25description of property: 1000 shares of oakmark investor etfbook value of property: $27,897method used to calculate book value…
Largest: $9,000 to LOUISIANA STATE MUSEUM — museum's permanent art collectionnon-cash donationdate of gift: 12/13/2023description of property: 5 watercolor paintings by ellsworth woodwardbook value of property: $9,000method …
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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 →
