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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.
3 funders with a record of paying for “eligibile”
Where the money went
Community Action OrganizationHillsboro, ORCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $210,314 · through 2021Largest: $111,392 to FOREST GROVE FOUNDATION — to provide various program services to eligibile individuals and households.
Vineyard Power Development FundVineyard Haven, MACharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $153,753 · through 2024Largest: $153,753 to Cape Light Compact JPE — cape light compact jpe is a joint powers entity established under m.g.l. c. 40, 4a to administer power supply services and energy efficiency programming for all twenty-one towns on…
Pennsylvania Conference of TeamstersHarrisburg, PACharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $10,000 · through 2022Largest: $10,000 to TEAMSTERS SCHOLARSHIP FUND — financial support for eligibile members dependents
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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 →

