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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.

4 funders with a record of paying for “epxenses”

Where the money went

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Prevent Child Abuse- New Jersey → New Jersey Dept of Children and Family Services: $371K across 1 grant, latest 2024Leo J Wahl Foundation → Olivas Jazmin: $6K across 3 grants, latest 2024Trailwest Foundation → Christi Hoskinson: $1K across 1 grant, latest 2025Cecil A and Mabel Lene Hamman Foundation Inc → Ewm Inc: $1K across 1 grant, latest 2025Leo J Wahl Foundation → Fisher Martin: $2K across 1 grant, latest 2025Prevent Child Abuse- New Jersey: $371K on this topic. Open the funder.Prevent Child Abuse- New Jers…$371KLeo J Wahl Foundation: $8K on this topic. Open the funder.Leo J Wahl Foundation$8KTrailwest Foundation: $1K on this topic. Open the funder.Trailwest Foundation$1KCecil A and Mabel Lene Hamman Foundation Inc: $1K on this topic. Open the funder.Cecil A and Mabel Lene Hamman…$1KNew Jersey Dept of Children and Family Services: received $371K on this topicNew Jersey Dept of Children and…$371KOlivas Jazmin: received $6K on this topicOlivas Jazmin$6KFisher Martin: received $2K on this topicFisher Martin$2KChristi Hoskinson: received $1K on this topicChristi Hoskinson$1KEwm Inc: received $1K on this topicEwm Inc$1K
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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 →