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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 “educaton”
Where the money went
Aaron Rashti Family FoundationGreenwood Village, CO
4 matching grants · $165,000 · through 2025Largest: $45,000 to ANTIOCH UNIV NEW ENGLAND — educaton and research
Otto Family FoundationMyrtle Beach, SC
4 matching grants · $72,000 · through 2025Largest: $27,000 to DAVIDSON COLLEGE — payment for educaton support
Largest: $10,000 to RE-CONNECTIONS — empower citizens thru coaching, educaton
Largest: $10,000 to THE ANIMAL MEDICAL CENTER — to operate an institues for veterinary educaton and specialty care, clinical research and charity for animals at its veterinary medical facility located in new york city
Largest: $10,000 to CORNERSTONE EDUCATONAL SERVICES — future leaders program
McCallum Charitable FoundationVestavia Hills, AL
3 matching grants · $10,700 · through 2024Largest: $5,300 to UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM — to support educatonal excellance to a nursing student through the alice l mccallum endowed nursing scholarship
Largest: $1.0M to THE JEWISH EDUCATON PROJECT — global jewish relations
The William B and Anngenette G Tyler Family FoundationAmesbury, MA
3 matching grants · $26,000 · through 2024Largest: $10,000 to KIJABE CHILDREN'S EDUCATION FUND — educaton, nutrition, trainingand resources to supportteachers and children in kenya, africa
Largest: $8,520 to BRENNAN FAUBION — college educaton
Largest: $1,500 to STUDENT 13 — educaton scholarship
Largest: $7,200 to HIGHLANDS COLLEGE — biblical higher educaton
Largest: $13,700 to STUDENT 29 — educaton 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 →