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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 “dontation”
Where the money went
Largest: $100,000 to Neighbors 4 Neighbors — charitable dontation (501c3)
Largest: $10,000 to BREVARD HUMANE SOCIETY — charitable dontation
Largest: $10,000 to FUTURE 5 — dontation connects motivated, under-resourced students to the people and resources they need to achieve their educational, career and life goals.
Sweeney ClassicCountryside, ILCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $880,000 · through 2022Largest: $880,000 to SEAL - NSW FAMILY FOUNDATION — help for needy families - 2022 dontation
Navigate Affordable HousingBirmingham, ALCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $100,000 · through 2022Largest: $100,000 to Salvation Army Birmingham — dontation homelessness prevention program.
Largest: $50,499 to TRICHOTILLOMANIA LEARNING CENTER — bpm initiative/annual dontation
Opes Charitable FoundationGladstone, MOCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $7,500 · through 2022Largest: $7,500 to MS DONTATION — medical research
Largest: $28,000 to Prosperous Journey Ministry — dontations to local ministry to suppport disadvantaged elderly and underpriviliged
Moon Lake Electric AssociationRoosevelt, UTCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $25,136 · through 2023Largest: $25,136 to DUCHESNE COUNTY — donation to the duchense county jr livestock program for the 2023 duchesne county fair, and first responder dontation
Largest: $10,000 to THE ROOTS FUND INC — dontation to support annual dinner
Ades Family FoundationHallandale Beach, FL
1 matching grant · $15,000 · through 2022Largest: $15,000 to Shalhevet High School — charitable dontation
Largest: $5,000 to CHILD SAVING INSTITUTE — charitable dontation
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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 →