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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 “edna”
Where the money went
Largest: $150,000 to EDNA EDUCATION FOUNDATION — to promote education in the edna community
Lilly EndowmentIndianapolis, IN
10 matching grants · $4.1M · through 2025Largest: $325,000 to EDNA MARTIN CHRISTIAN CENTER INC — reconnecting to indy initiative
Community West FoundationWestlake, OHCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $223,300 · through 2025Largest: $68,650 to THE EDNA HOUSE FOR WOMEN — grant# 24.83 - general support, community impact grant, donor advised grants, presidential grants, grants with donor restrictions
Largest: $100,000 to UNION COLLEGE — edna j. mann school of nursing scholarships
Largest: $25,000 to EDNA RUNNEN TUTORIAL CENTER — exempt programs of public charity
The Indianapolis FoundationIndianapolis, INCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $278,607 · through 2024Largest: $16,363 to Edna Martin Christian Center — edna martin christian center childcare ministry
United Way of Central IndianaIndianapolis, INCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $1.5M · through 2024Largest: $779,378 to EDNA MARTIN CHRISTIAN CENTER — program and/or operating support
Largest: $10,000 to THE EDNA SOCIETY (CO RYUKOKU UNIV) — holding the 2023 international meeting for environmental dna (edna) science
National Urban LeagueNew York, NYCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $873,894 · through 2024Largest: $400,000 to EDNA MARTIN CHRISTIAN CENTER — direct grants to small businesses
Largest: $222,500 to FRIENDS OF EDNA'S MATERNITY HOSPITAL — general operating;program
Largest: $12,280 to THE ALTON FOUNDATION — edna & emma sawyer fund the alton foundation which funds various local 501(c)(3) charities specified in the sawyer's last will and testament. see attached general explanation stmt …
Central Indiana Community FoundationIndianapolis, INCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $95,000 · through 2024Largest: $35,000 to Edna Martin Christian Center — edna martin christian center senior angels program
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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 →