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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 “especially”
Where the money went
Largest: $118,095 to BOSTON CHILDRENS HOSPITAL — assistance to indigent and dysfunctional families, especially concerning infant and very young children in order to provide them with the support and assistance necessary to grow u…
Largest: $100,000 to UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND — core support to wits center for diversity studies to foster a greater appreciation of the challenges people living with disabilities face, especially regarding sexuality and vulner…
Largest: $4.2M to OHIO UNIVERSITY — to support projects and programs determined to be of significant value to the community-at-large and of the highest priority to the foundation to help advance the heritage college …
Fondos Unidos De Puerto Rico Inc & United Way Puerto RicoSan Juan, PRCharity · may take applications
16 matching grants · $848,599 · through 2024Largest: $93,219 to INSTITUTO ESPECIAL PARA EL DESARROLLO INTEGRAL DEL INDIVIDUO Y LA COMUNIDAD — to cover program services of participation agencies
Largest: $1.0M to WOMEN'S FOUNDATION OF CALIFORNIA — promoting health equity through womens leadership development: to support the programs and operations of the dr. beatriz maria solis policy institute, formerly the womens policy in…
Largest: $75,000 to DePaul University — for egan hope scholars program for low-income students from a public high school, especially first-generation, and committed to social justice
Largest: $4.0M to THE MIAMI FOUNDATION — to provide up to $10,000,000 towards the administrative costs of press forward to ensure that the entire press forward initiative maximizes opportunities, especially in its early s…
Changelab SolutionsOakland, CACharity · may take applications
10 matching grants · $1.6M · through 2024Largest: $200,000 to Third Sector New England Inc (TSNE) — creating tools and solutions that help state and local leaders prevent and mitigate legislative and judicial actions that weaken the ability of public health agencies to protect al…
Largest: $80,000 to UYPETD-LIBERIA — work with the liberia government, international partners and other relevant civil society organizations to sustain peace and national development, promote policy documents includin…
Largest: $1.5M to Populace Inc — to study private opinion and collective illusions in society around key issues that affect culture and institutions, especially education, essential to creating a positive-sum soci…
Largest: $250,000 to ANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE OF B'NAI B'RITH — to support the program budget of the adl's work in priority communities, especially in hawaii through the central pacific regional office.
Largest: $10.0M to NATIONAL PARTNERSHIP FOR WOMEN AND FAMILIES INC — to remove barriers for people in the workplace, especially for women
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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 →