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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 “eight”
Where the money went
Largest: $31,000 to ASHLEY N HARRIS - CALIFORNIA U OF L — 82162 health policy research scholars cohort eight - 2024
Largest: $9,280 to RELIGIOUS COALITION FOR COMMUNITY RENEWAL — implement three projects at smith street station (sss). first, rccr will purchase eight laptops and a charging cart to create a mobile computer lab for residents to access and util…
Wk Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI
7 matching grants · $3.2M · through 2022Largest: $250,000 to LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY FOUNDATION — build the leadership and technical capacity of the eight northern pueblos and the eight northern indian pueblo council to implement comprehensive early childhood plans to advance l…
Largest: $25,000 to CHICAGO SCHOLARS — to support the operational and programmatic supports provided to nearly 5,300 scholars and alumni including scholar recruitment efforts, college access workshops, eight 1:1 counsel…
The San Diego FoundationSan Diego, CACharity · may take applications
7 matching grants · $11.4M · through 2021Largest: $2.7M to CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION — for expanded learning advancing educational equity: a philanthropic investment strategy spanning eight california counties - per agreement
Largest: $55,000 to COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR GREATER ATLANTA INC — support eight metro atlanta school district equity leaders in designing supports for educators to be implemented across the eight districts
Largest: $385,000 to CENTER OF SECURITY AND CITIZENSHIP STUDIES - CESEC — to foster the network of public security observatories in eight states and create another observatory in the north region of brazil, and strengthen the operation of the panopticon
Largest: $297,428 to BOSTON UNIVERSITY — to assess underexplored equity implications of renewable energy generation through eight case studies across the wind and solar supply chains
James E Clyburn Scholarship and Research FoundationColumbia, SCCharity · may take applications
8 matching grants · $85,000 · through 2023Largest: $15,000 to CLAFLIN UNIVERSITY — to provide endowments and institutional funds for the eight historically black institutions in south carolina.
Largest: $125,000 to PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY — to support wave eight of the transitioning veterans survey, a longitudinal study following nearly 10,000 individuals who left military service during the summer of 2016
Conrad N Hilton FoundationWestlake Village, CA
4 matching grants · $1.3M · through 2024Largest: $500,000 to MUNICIPIO DE MEDELLIN — to support the social, economic, and cultural integration of migrants, refugees, and returnees across eight communes in medellin
Federation of Appalachian HousingBerea, KYCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $737,093 · through 2024Largest: $523,086 to EASTERN EIGHT CDC (E8) — grant for participation in several health/wellness working groups and also travel funds
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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 →