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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 “educationin”
Where the money went
The Dudley E Chambers Foundation Xxxxx6005Chicago, ILCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $10.6M · through 2024Largest: $2.9M to STANFORD UNIVERSITY — funds the dudley e chambers program at stanford university to support research and educationin engineering and natural sciences
Largest: $34,600 to TWELVE INDIVIDUALS FOR HIGHER EDUCA — support students in their pursuit of higher educationin the field of healthcare through scholarships paid directly to the college or university of each student.
Largest: $1,500 to THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION — support educationin social workand mathematics
Largest: $27,000 to Union City Rotary Club — promote educationin obion county
Largest: $217,858 to MAMMOTH LAKES FOUNDATION — to provideresources for college educationin the eastern sierra
Largest: $2,000 to The Dressage Foundation — advance knowledgeexperience and educationin the sport of dressage
Largest: $100,000 to ARIZONA CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY — to promote christ-centered educationin universities.
Largest: $5,000 to University of Miami Health — support researchprog.& educationinitiatives
Largest: $1,000 to Arkansas Stem Coalition — supportsstem educationin arkansas
Ernst & Gertrude Ticho Charitable FoundationDelray Beach, FL
1 matching grant · $10,000 · through 2022Largest: $10,000 to FL Psychoanalytic Foundation — continuing educationin mental health
Largest: $4,000 to Frannie Peabody Center — community outreachand educationinitiatives
Largest: $2,500 to CARDINAL KUNG ACADEMY — support college in providinga classical liberal arts educationin the classical catholic faith
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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 →