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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 “eligible”
Where the money went
Rising Tide Community Loan FundBethlehem, PACharity · may take applications
211 matching grants · $7.5M · through 2021Largest: $44,530 to COOPERSBURG DINER INC — reimburse eligible businesses for revenue losses experienced due to the covid-19 global pandemic.
Largest: $20,000 to Careth Noll — panera dream scholarship donated various scholarships to eligible applicants to be used for tuition, room and board, books, or fees.
Largest: $25,000 to TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA — to convene people who are dual-eligible, dual-eligible policy experts, and other relevant stakeholders to share their experiences and knowledge during the public and private workin…
Essential Access HealthLos Angeles, CACharity · may take applications
95 matching grants · $20.1M · through 2022Largest: $978,638 to PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF THE PACIFIC SOUTHWEST — to assist with provision of family planning and outreach services to eligible individuals and families in the state of california.
Clean Slate InitiativeOrlando, FLCharity · may take applications
63 matching grants · $10.9M · through 2024Largest: $495,305 to HOWARD UNIVERSITY — csi funds objective, validated research to evaluate the impacts of clean slate policies and inform eligibility criteria, while examining how record clearance affects economic and s…
Catholic Charities Diocese of Fort WorthFort Worth, TXCharity · may take applications
44 matching grants · $533.9M · through 2024Largest: $53.2M to International Rescue Committee — to provide refugee case management assistance and refugee social services to eligible refugee clients.
Illinois Association of Community ActionSpringfield, ILCharity · may take applications
49 matching grants · $8.3M · through 2024Largest: $665,092 to EMBARRAS RIVER BASIN AGENCY — subsidized rent payments for individuals with income under 30% of the average medium income, provide services to tanf eligible individuals to aid in seeking or retaining employment
United Way of New York CityNew York, NYCharity · may take applications
42 matching grants · $4.5M · through 2024Largest: $248,490 to PART OF THE SOLUTION — food support connections (fsc) is an initiative designed in partnership with the new york state office of temporary and disability assistance to boost supplemental nutrition assist…
Largest: $70.4M to VIALS OF STRENSIQ WERE DISTRIBUTED — provide alexion product at no charge to eligible patients who are unable to afford the prescribed product
Largest: $3,500 to JACOB PFARR CO VIRGINIA TECH UNIVER — partial college scholarship rewarded to eligible high school football players in western pennsylvania.partial college scholarship rewarded to eligible high school football players …
National Legal Aid and DefenderWashington, DCCharity · may take applications
28 matching grants · $1.2M · through 2024Largest: $72,086 to 603 LEGAL AID — nlada received funding for the national telephone abuse prevention project (ntapp) from a cy pres award in krakauer (o/b/o a class of persons) v. dish network, llc. ntapp supports …
Catholic Charities of TennesseeNashville, TNCharity · may take applications
19 matching grants · $14.7M · through 2024Largest: $1.8M to WORLD RELIEF CORPORATION OF NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF EVANGELICALS — eligibility caseworker, intensive case mgmt, social services, school impact, targeted assistance, elders, covid, youth mentoring
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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 →