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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.

5 funders with a record of paying for “educatiom”

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Quest Foundation → Envision Education: $100K across 2 grants, latest 2022The Michael & Helen Schaffer Foundation → Miami City Ballet: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2022The Gustavo Posse Foundation → Elementary School #38: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2023Ankit Memorial Foundation Incorporated → Iimpact: $4K across 1 grant, latest 2022Korb Family Foundation Inc → Childrens Museum Fond Du Lac: $2K across 1 grant, latest 2022Quest Foundation: $100K on this topic. Open the funder.Quest Foundation$100KThe Michael & Helen Schaffer Foundation: $5K on this topic. Open the funder.The Michael & Helen Schaffer…$5KThe Gustavo Posse Foundation: $5K on this topic. Open the funder.The Gustavo Posse Foundation$5KAnkit Memorial Foundation Incorporated: $4K on this topic. Open the funder.Ankit Memorial Foundation Inc…$4KKorb Family Foundation Inc: $2K on this topic. Open the funder.Korb Family Foundation Inc$2KEnvision Education: received $100K on this topicEnvision Education$100KMiami City Ballet: received $5K on this topicMiami City Ballet$5KElementary School #38: received $5K on this topicElementary School #38$5KIimpact: received $4K on this topicIimpact$4KChildrens Museum Fond Du Lac: received $2K on this topicChildrens Museum Fond Du Lac$2K
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Source: IRS Form 990-PF Part XV and Form 990 Schedule I, tax years 20192025. 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 →