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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 “dots”
Where the money went
Largest: $176,827 to IEEE FOUNDATION — connecting the dots: engineering societies redefining engineering disciplines for industry
Tides FoundationSan Francisco, CACharity · may take applications
6 matching grants · $1.2M · through 2024Largest: $300,000 to PALE BLUE DOT MEDIA LLC — sustainable environment
Largest: $109,000 to MWANZO DOT ORG — for support for the shangazi power project for strategic communication work and documentary production to promote knowledge of and the work of women activists in east africa
Largest: $20,000 to 9 Dots — computer edcuation for youth
Largest: $865,000 to 9 DOTS COMMUNITY LEARNING CENTER — entity support
Largest: $100,000 to TIDES FOUNDATION — pale blue dot media: promotion and storytelling around universal basic income as a public good
The Community Foundation ofLouisville, KYCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $349,500 · through 2024Largest: $187,500 to NO MORE RED DOTS INC — i99 crime legal related n.e.c.*
Largest: $65,000 to GREEN DOT PUBLIC SCHOOLS — mentoring program - $25,000unrestricted support - $40,000
Frazier Family FoundationCorpus Christi, TX
4 matching grants · $140,000 · through 2024Largest: $35,000 to BLOOD ORIGINS INC — support connecting the dots film projects
Largest: $37,500 to ALLIANCE FOR A JUST SOCIETY — state dot reform
Care2 Fund at UsliWayne, PACharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $1.0M · through 2025Largest: $500,000 to breastcancer dot org — support for breast cancer awareness, outreach and research
Largest: $500,000 to GREEN DOT PUBLIC SCHOOLS CALIFORNIA — skills - investment to equip young people with skills, training, and experiences to thrive personally and professionally
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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 →