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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 “ensign”
Where the money went
Largest: $20,087 to ENSIGN COLLEGE — restricted scholarships
Largest: $5,000 to Tulane University — scholarship for tawny ensign
Largest: $3,344 to ENSIGN COLLEGE — scholarships for educational purposes.
Largest: $15,000 to ENSIGN COLLEGE — charitable use
Forever Young Foundation for ChildrenBountiful, UTCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $210,226 · through 2023Largest: $150,874 to ENSIGN COLLEGE OF PUBLIC HEAL — general operations
George S and Dolores DoreSalt Lake City, UT
2 matching grants · $50,000 · through 2024Largest: $25,000 to ENSIGN COLLEGE — to support the student financial aid fund
Engage Now AfricaFoxboro, MACharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $2.3M · through 2024Largest: $1.6M to UNIVERSITY OF UTAH — construction of center for leadership, innovation, and prosperity building for the ensign global college in ghana
Largest: $1,000 to CHRIST CHURCH CATHEDRAL — ensign harry james coombe
Largest: $3,750 to ENSIGN COLLEGE — education assistance
Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteTroy, NYCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $43,204 · through 2022Largest: $43,204 to ENSIGN-BICKFORD AEROSPACE & DEFENSE COMPANY — research subcontract
Largest: $100,000 to PHILANTHROPIES — ensign college donation
OnerefugeeSalt Lake City, UT
2 matching grants · $4,596 · through 2023Largest: $2,713 to Neh Meh CO Ensign College — to help with education for refugees from other countries.
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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 →