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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 “engagemnt”

Where the money went

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Foundation for Jewish Camp Inc → Jcc Camp Chi: $154K across 1 grant, latest 2022Michigan Voices → Lgbt Detroit: $18K across 1 grant, latest 2021The Bank of America Charitable → Minnesota Engagemnt On Shelter An: $2K across 1 grant, latest 2023Foundation for Jewish Camp Inc → Camp Zeke: $80K across 1 grant, latest 2023Foundation for Jewish Camp Inc: $233K on this topic. Open the funder.Foundation for Jewish Camp Inc$233KMichigan Voices: $18K on this topic. Open the funder.Michigan Voices$18KThe Bank of America Charitable: $2K on this topic. Open the funder.The Bank of America Charitable$2KJcc Camp Chi: received $154K on this topicJcc Camp Chi$154KCamp Zeke: received $80K on this topicCamp Zeke$80KLgbt Detroit: received $18K on this topicLgbt Detroit$18KMinnesota Engagemnt On Shelter An: received $2K on this topicMinnesota Engagemnt On Shelter…$2K
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Source: IRS Form 990-PF Part XV and Form 990 Schedule I, tax years 20192025. 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 →