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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.

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5 funders with a record of paying for “educatioinal”

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5 funders, 64 recipients, grants matching “educatioinal” only. Ribbon width is proportional to the total given; each funder has its own colour. Hover a name to isolate its flows, click a funder to open it. Drag to move around; zoom with the buttons, a double-click, or the wheel after clicking the map.

Kohler FoundationKohler, WI
172 matching grants · $2.2M · through 2024
Largest: $190,677 to UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN - MADISON — individual scholarship paid directly to the educatioinal institution
Full grant history →IRS filings ↗
Highland Optimist Club of Optimist Int'LHighland, ILCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $103,180 · through 2024
Largest: $39,419 to LOCAL SCHOOLS STUDENTS & YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS — to fund and/or operate programs that foster our youth's educatioin, self-esteem, and life skills
Full grant history →IRS filings ↗
The Scripps Family Fund for EducationFt Mitchell, KY
1 matching grant · $10,000 · through 2024
Largest: $10,000 to UC SAN DIEGO FOUNDATION - SIO — educatioin programs
Full grant history →IRS filings ↗
Bremen Partnership for EducationBremen, IN
1 matching grant · $5,131 · through 2024
Largest: $5,131 to BREMEN PUBLIC SCHOOLS — educatioinal and music materials
Full grant history →IRS filings ↗
The Herbert and Peggy StockhamBirmingham, AL
1 matching grant · $1,000 · through 2022
Largest: $1,000 to SAFEHOUSE PROGRESSIVE ALLIANCE FOR NONVIOLENCE — a human rights organization committed to ending violence againsts adults, youth and children through support, advocacy, educatioin and community organizations.
Full grant history →IRS filings ↗

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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 →

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Kohler FoundationKohler, WI

Highland Optimist Club of Optimist Int'LHighland, ILCharity · may take applications

The Scripps Family Fund for EducationFt Mitchell, KY

Bremen Partnership for EducationBremen, IN

The Herbert and Peggy StockhamBirmingham, AL

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