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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 “drugs”
Where the money went
Largest: $134,788 to NEW YORK UNIVERSITY — to research the impacts of the 340b drug pricing program on physician-administered drug prices and drug administration for a large population of privately insured patients.
Council On Chemical AbuseReading, PACharity · may take applications
108 matching grants · $27.7M · through 2024Largest: $2.2M to TREATMENT ACCESS & SERVICES CENTER — alcohol & drug intervention & treatment related services, & recovery support
Largest: $250,000 to THE URBAN INSTITUTE — to support research on and evaluation of drug decriminalization in oregon, with an overarching goal of strengthening the quality of social support systems for people who use drugs …
Largest: $600,000 to CHINA CENTER FOR FOOD AND DRUG INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE — development of solutions to improve global health; global health and development public awareness and analysis; research and learning opportunities
Largest: $57,867 to The Brigham and Womens Hospital Inc — lowering drug costs by addressing patent quality and incremental drug innovation
Action NowHouston, TXCharity · may take applications
24 matching grants · $6.5M · through 2025Largest: $100,000 to TAKE ACTION MINNESOTA — to implement minnesota's prescription drug affordability board and ongoing advocacy around affordable drug prices.
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis AssnArlington, VACharity · may take applications
29 matching grants · $4.0M · through 2024Largest: $103,748 to THE TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA — drug development contract; post doctoral fellowship
Central Florida BehavioralTampa, FLCharity · may take applications
26 matching grants · $15.4M · through 2024Largest: $8.5M to DRUG ABUSE COMPREHENSIVE COORDINATING OFFICE INC (DACCO) — substance abuse/mental health dcf suncoast region
The Institute for IntergovernmentalTallahassee, FLCharity · may take applications
27 matching grants · $11.4M · through 2024Largest: $2.7M to INTEGRATED JUSTICE INFORMATION STSTEMS INSTITUTE INC — program management, technology maintenance, and operational support for a prescription drug monitoring hub.
Drug Policy AllianceNew York, NYCharity · may take applications
32 matching grants · $736,500 · through 2023Largest: $60,500 to VOICES OF COMMUNITY ACTIVISTS AND LEADERS (VOCAL-NY) — to improve lives and reduce stigma, launch a campaign to decriminalize all drugs in nys, and guide the implementation of mat in prisons/jails in nys and to promote a health equity …
Arkansas Pharmacists AssociationLittle Rock, ARCharity · may take applications
24 matching grants · $904,927 · through 2024Largest: $89,000 to SMITH DRUG AND COMPOUNDING — inc covid vaccine rt
The Brent Shapiro Foundation for DrugLos Angeles, CACharity · may take applications
21 matching grants · $2.0M · through 2023Largest: $207,500 to BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF GREATER OXNARD — to provide incentives for participants to abstain from the use of drugs and alcohol.
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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 →