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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 “entreprenuers”
Where the money went
Women'S Business Development CenterChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
15 matching grants · $2.3M · through 2022Largest: $461,579 to ILLINOIS HISPANIC CHAMBER OF COMMERCE — business support organizations providing technical assistance to entreprenuers.
Largest: $12,131 to VARIOUS ENTREPRENUERS — pitch contest prize
Institute for Local Self RelianceWashington, DCCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $217,000 · through 2023Largest: $162,000 to SOCIAL & ENVIRONMENTAL ENTREPRENUER — our exempt purpose
Largest: $20,000 to EQUALITY DREAM TEAM — entreprenuer and career attainment
Collective for YouthOmaha, NECharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $101,611 · through 2024Largest: $62,050 to Young Entreprenuers of the Future — afterschool programming
Largest: $25,000 to Rainforest Alliance — women entreprenuers - coffee and cocoa chains
The Partnership ProjectWashington, DCCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $45,000 · through 2023Largest: $35,000 to Social and Environmental Entreprenuers — program support
Umpqua Community Development CorpRoseburg, ORCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $30,000 · through 2024Largest: $20,000 to SOUTHWESTERN OR COMMUNITY COLLEGE — technical assistance grant for childcare buisiness start up and expansion to low-income women & entreprenuers
Largest: $10,000 to ENTREPRENUER EDUCATIONAL CENTER INC — the purpose of this grant is to support entrepreneurship development programs
The WitnessClaymont, DECharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $25,000 · through 2023Largest: $25,000 to Moms As Entreprenuers — fellowship grant
Largest: $500,000 to NEW TOWN MACON INC — to support efforts to improve access to capital and provide extensive coaching and training for entreprenuers in downtown macon, many of which are black-owned.
National Association for the EducationWashington, DCCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $50,000 · through 2022Largest: $50,000 to SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENTREPRENUERS — child development
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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 →