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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 “emotion”
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Wk Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI
50 matching grants · $12.7M · through 2024Largest: $422,500 to DEEP SOUTH CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE INC — strengthen the capacity of organizations serving young children and future leaders in new orleans to improve social and emotional wellbeing by training leaders, schools and organiz…
Largest: $25,000 to BLACK EMOTIONAL AND MENTAL HEALTH COLLECTIVE — advancing healing, and emotional and mental health: to advance healing, and emotional and mental health through education, training, organizing, advocacy and creative arts across c…
Largest: $300,000 to CITY YEAR SAN JOSESILICON VALLEY — to support city year san jose's programming in public schools, helping students succeed through customized learning and classroom supports, social-emotional support strategies and …
Boys Club of Santa MonicaSanta Monica, CACharity · may take applications
31 matching grants · $5.3M · through 2024Largest: $320,126 to BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF METRO LA — support including social-emotional development, leadership skilss, academic support and career readiness programs
Largest: $300,000 to Mental Health America of Greater Houston Inc — human services: emotional well-being support
Kaiser Foundation HospitalsOakland, CACharity · may take applications
28 matching grants · $911,500 · through 2024Largest: $75,000 to Jacobs Heart Childrens Cancer Support — social, emotional, and mental health support for s
Largest: $5,000 to Collaborative for Academic Social and Emotional Learning — to sponsor the organization's social and emotional learning exchange.
Largest: $1.2M to NAZARETH UNIVERSITY — support the social, emotional, and public health needs of migrant workers
Largest: $80,000 to BREAKTHROUGH COLLABORATIVE — year 2 of the human first framework, which seeks to refine curriculum, and provide professional development training to ensure students, teaching fellows, and instructional coaches…
Largest: $3,336 to Rutgers Cancer Institute of NJ — emotional assistance
Largest: $100,000 to MASS MENTORING PARTNERSHIP INC — mental health & social-emotional support for vulnerable youth
The Community Foundation of MiddleNashville, TNCharity · may take applications
21 matching grants · $410,708 · through 2024Largest: $140,206 to HUMPHREYS COUNTY SCHOOLS — to provide support for salary and benefits for a social emotional learning liaison for this year and next year to address the significantly increased student referrals following th…
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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 →