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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 “enchance”
Where the money went
Largest: $262,000 to WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY — enchance & facilitate research
Largest: $30,000 to NATIONAL PARKS CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION — to help protect and enchance america's national park system.
Keith a Iverson FoundationBloomfield Hills, MI
3 matching grants · $35,000 · through 2024Largest: $15,000 to Community Sharing — to enhance charitable activitiesto enchance charitble activities
Largest: $12,500 to BRIGHT'S CREEK CONSERVANCYINC — to support forestry and riparian enchancement projects to improve water quality in the bushkill watershed and upper delware headwaters region
Samf FundSan Antonio, TXCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $400,000 · through 2025Largest: $200,000 to TRINITY UNIVERSITY — suppressing relapse by enchancing oxytocin
Largest: $10,000 to JEWISH FEDERATION OF LA — to support building a vibrant and inclusive local jewish community, and to enchancing the well being of jews in los angeles, israel and throughout the world.
Largest: $25,000 to Heartland Community College Foundation — payment to contribute to scholarships, educational programs, equipment purchases, campus enhancements or special projects to allow the non-profit to enchance and support learning a…
The Krause FoundationLos Altos Hills, CA
1 matching grant · $100,000 · through 2024Largest: $100,000 to PALO ALTO MEDICAL FOUNDATION — to enchance health of community
Largest: $2,500 to UNITED ARTS CENTER — to enchance the quality of life and culture
Largest: $50,000 to SOIL HEALTH INSTITUTE — to address the needs of farmers, ranchers, conservationists, policymakers, and socierty by enriching soil, enchancing life.
Largest: $22,593 to HIGHER GROUND SUN VALLEY INC — to enchance quality of life through therapeutic recreation and education
Largest: $30,000 to THE THACHER SCHOOL — to enchance the schools water management program (matching)
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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 →