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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 “eager”
Where the money went
Largest: $107,612 to USD #305 — eager readers monthly book distribution to salina prek-2
Largest: $10,000 to HOPE CHICAGO — reduce economic and social inequity by funding post-secondary scholarships and non-tuition costs for chicago public school graduates and adult family members eager to return to sch…
Largest: $100,000 to NOTRE DAME ACADEMY — to support the plans for growth and expansion of the duddy innovation center for excellence (dice) course offering. it offers a challenging education for young women eager to stret…
John Templeton FoundationWest Conshohocken, PA
2 matching grants · $412,638 · through 2022Largest: $220,000 to TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK — virtue of curiosity: how eagerness to learn fosters learning, creativity & engagement
Cornelia T Bailey Charitable TrustWest Palm Beach, FL
2 matching grants · $35,000 · through 2024Largest: $25,000 to TAKE STOCK IN CHILDREN PALM BEACH COUNTY — eager program
Largest: $2,042 to Eager Free Public Library — program support
Largest: $17,242 to IGNITE — to build a movement of young women who are ready and eager to become the next generation of political leaders.
Largest: $1,625 to TRINITY EAGER — scholarship for higher education
Largest: $5,000 to EAST BALTIMORE DEVELOPMENT INC — support east baltimore development inc efforts to strengthen the eager park neighborhood
Largest: $2,500 to SKIDMORE COLLEGE — skidmore college is the education of predominantly full-time undergraduates, a diverse population of talented students who are eager to engage actively in the learning process
East Baltimore DevelopmentBaltimore, MDCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $383,268 · through 2023Largest: $383,268 to EAGER PARK PARTNER LLC — housing development
Largest: $11,000 to TRINITY EAGER — educational scholarship
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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 →