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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 “eduication”

Where the money went

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Jane A Lehman and Alan G Lehman → Phoenix Art Museum: $25K across 4 grants, latest 2025Banc of California Charitable Foundation → Catholic Education Foundation: $4K across 1 grant, latest 2022Banc of California Charitable Foundation → Builders of Jewish Education: $3K across 1 grant, latest 2022Banc of California Charitable Foundation → Santa Barbara School of Squash: $3K across 1 grant, latest 2022Jane A Lehman and Alan G Lehman: $25K on this topic. Open the funder.Jane A Lehman and Alan G Lehm…$25KBanc of California Charitable Foundation: $9K on this topic. Open the funder.Banc of California Charitable…$9KPhoenix Art Museum: received $25K on this topicPhoenix Art Museum$25KCatholic Education Foundation: received $4K on this topicCatholic Education Foundation$4KBuilders of Jewish Education: received $3K on this topicBuilders of Jewish Education$3KSanta Barbara School of Squash: received $3K on this topicSanta Barbara School of Squash$3K
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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 →