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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 “driven”
Where the money went
United Way of New York CityNew York, NYCharity · may take applications
106 matching grants · $26.1M · through 2023Largest: $25,000 to ATAPE GROUP LLC — education books from birth- books from birth program focuses on building home, school, and community libraries. driven by research that emphasizes the importance of children experi…
John D and Catherine T MacArthur Foundation (Consolidated)Chicago, IL
58 matching grants · $18.8M · through 2024Largest: $700,000 to Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development — to strengthen investigative reporting and data-driven journalism to promote accountability in nigeria
The Women'S Foundation of ColoradoDenver, COCharity · may take applications
87 matching grants · $3.0M · through 2024Largest: $468,186 to LATINO CULTURAL ARTS — donor-driven grantmaking
Largest: $137,475 to COLORADO BUS GRP ON HLT — 79808 transforming the colorado healthcare market from one driven to maximize profits to one driven to seek the best outcomes at the most affordable costs
Caravanserai ProjectPalm Springs, CACharity · may take applications
72 matching grants · $561,500 · through 2024Largest: $12,500 to PAUL CASAS VIDEOGRAPHY — provide mission-driven entrepreneurs support and funding
Largest: $250,000 to PLANET REIMAGINED — to support planet reimagineds climate active fellowship for a data-driven approach to climate campaigns
Largest: $210,000 to DATA DRIVEN DETROIT — this grant provides project support to data driven detroit to advance its housing and community development data resources and help build an integrated data infrastructure for detr…
RootedDenver, COCharity · may take applications
55 matching grants · $3.3M · through 2023Largest: $450,000 to MOONSHOT EDVENTURES — new community driven
Largest: $50,000 to ORANGE COUNTY CONGREGATION COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION — advancing health through community-driven governance: to build community power and establish a new norm of community-driven governance in anaheim to advance health by researching c…
Largest: $216,391 to Economic Development Corporation of Utah Foundation — to advance community-driven change through a targeted strategic planning process and the creation of a community-driven equity fund to impact opportunity for youth in utah.
Largest: $300,000 to ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION — core support for the american indian policy institute for policy analysis and tribally driven research to expand broadband access in indian country and to launch the center for tri…
Wk Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI
34 matching grants · $6.7M · through 2022Largest: $1.5M to NATIONAL CONGRESS OF AMERICAN INDIANS — enable the anchor organization to achieve its mission of protecting sovereignty through development/dissemination of educational materials and tribally driven research that promote…
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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 →