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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 “ethiopian”
Where the money went
Largest: $1.8M to ETHIOPIAN INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH — agricultural development
Largest: $1.9M to ETHIOPIAN PUBLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION — reproductive health
Largest: $150,000 to OLIM TOGETHER - LEADERSHIP AND EMPLOYMENT EXCELLENCE FOR ETHIOPIAN-ISRAELI — to support employment training, placement and advancement for ethiopian israelis in society.
Largest: $1.0M to DE LA SALLE SOLIDARIETAINTERNAZIONALE ONLUS — ethiopian catholic university diagnostic laboratory
Jewish Federation of MetropolitanChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
9 matching grants · $2.4M · through 2024Largest: $1.5M to ETHIOPIAN COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION OF CHICAGO — jewish federation of metropolitan chicago grants - operating support
Largest: $500,000 to ETHIOPIAN TEWAHEDO SOCIAL SERVICES — in support of underserved small business expansion
Largest: $150,000 to STRUGGLE TO SAVE ETHIOPIAN JEWRY INC — charitable event
Jack Joseph and Morton MandelCleveland, OHCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $48.8M · through 2024Largest: $28.5M to JEWISH FEDERATIONS OF NORTH AMERICA INC — jafi to support shinshinim, jafi planning and infrastructure development for the president's council, jafi ethiopian integration, israel emergency, jafi scholarships, jewish people…
ElluminateNew York, NYCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $60,000 · through 2024Largest: $20,000 to FRIENDS OF ETHIOPIAN JEWS INC (FISCAL SPONSOR) — see schedule i, part iv, supplemental information friends of ethiopian jews, inc. is the fiscal sponsor for the benefit of association of ethiopian jews. association of ethiopian j…
Largest: $250,000 to NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN — in support of studying the impact of climate change on the nutritional value of ethiopian crops and integrating regenerative agriculture into traditional ethiopian farming systems.
Seattle FoundationSeattle, WACharity · may take applications
6 matching grants · $99,000 · through 2024Largest: $32,000 to TIGREAN COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION — to support the tigrean-ethiopian community in the greater seattle area
The Denver FoundationDenver, COCharity · may take applications
5 matching grants · $96,000 · through 2024Largest: $51,000 to ETHIOPIAN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL - AFRICAN COMMUNITY CENTER OF DENVE — ethnic & immigrant centers
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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 →