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Find who already funds work like yours.
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.
4 funders with a record of paying for “entitiys”
Where the money went
Largest: $1.2M to CHICAGO WOODMAN FOUNDATION INC — transfer to entitiy
Gayda Family FoundationBasking Ridge, NJ
2 matching grants · $4,000 · through 2024Largest: $2,000 to Boston University School of Law — unrestricted gift for entitiys purpose
Jrf OutreachMonroe, LACharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $12,500 · through 2024Largest: $12,500 to ETA DELTA LAMBDA CHAPTER ALPHA PHI ALPHA FRATERNITY — partner with entitiy to provide scholarships, academic support, mentorship and information to create opportunities to strenght area high school males.
United Way of Eagle River ValleyEagle, COCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $12,500 · through 2022Largest: $12,500 to YOUTH ENTITIY — financial literacy
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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 →