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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.
2 funders with a record of paying for “educaition”
Where the money went
Quad Cities Golf Classic CharitableEast Moline, ILCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $212,379 · through 2024Largest: $66,996 to WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION - WQPT-PBS — pbs for the quad cities region. education is the core to progress through historical, cultural and educaitional programming and events. wqpt provides tools, partnerships, and oppor…
Jean-Ann and Wilfred D Spencer Jr Scholarship TrNorthampton, MA
1 matching grant · $2,000 · through 2024Largest: $2,000 to Olivia Wright — educaition 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 →