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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 “emer”
Where the money went
Refuge for WomenLewisville, TXCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $757,839 · through 2024Largest: $364,049 to REFUGE FOR WOMEN EMER HOUSING LLC — emergency housing support
Largest: $81,814 to AM COLLEGE OF ER PHYSICIANS — emer medicine conf scholarship
Largest: $20,000 to EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MUSIC — faculty emeriti scholarship challenge grant ($1,367); friends of the school music gala ($1,000); general purposes of the school of music ($17,633)
Project Care of TexasBeaumont, TXCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $265,464 · through 2024Largest: $118,115 to MONTGOMERY CO EMER ASSISTANCE — energy related
Hnhf Realty CollaborativeColumbus, OHCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $101,152 · through 2024Largest: $50,072 to South Side Renaissance Homes — improvements and emer. rental assis
Largest: $25,000 to CENTER FOR DISASTER PHILANTHROPY — help survivors of humanitiarian emer
Largest: $20,000 to CARES COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE RESOURCES & EMER SVCS P — general & unrestricted
Largest: $20,540 to Hearts United Association — emerency assistanceprogram
Largest: $12,600 to SAFESPACE INC — emer.&support service for
Largest: $2,500 to HOOVER VALLEY VOLUNTEER FIRE EMER — general operating support
Largest: $10,000 to RETREAT INC — support 24 hour emerency shelter
Statewide Independent Living CouncilPhoenix, AZCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $304,090 · through 2022Largest: $164,802 to Diverse Ability Incorporated — covid19 health disparities emer. prep
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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 →