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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 “ethnic”
Where the money went
Largest: $16,500 to URBAN IMPACT — ethnic and religious
The Ahmanson FoundationBeverly Hills, CA
74 matching grants · $3.3M · through 2021Largest: $45,000 to WAVERLY SCHOOL — scholarship support for financially disadvantaged ethnic minority students, 2021-2022
John D and Catherine T MacArthur Foundation (Consolidated)Chicago, IL
60 matching grants · $35.5M · through 2024Largest: $50,000 to Regents of the University of California — to hire graduate research assistants to support the project examining the latinx experience and involvement in local justice systems and to identify and address racial and ethnic d…
Maine Community FoundationEllsworth, MECharity · may take applications
71 matching grants · $3.2M · through 2024Largest: $90,000 to Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians — ethnic studies, education
Largest: $432,000 to INSTITUTE OF WOMEN & ETHNIC STUDIES — 79516 general operating support for the institute of women & ethnic studies
Largest: $348,000 to CORPORACION COMUNIDAD DE JURISTAS AKUBADAURA — general support and project support for environmental and territorial protection, defense of fpic, and the ethnic allocation of royalties within the context of the ethnic chapter o…
Largest: $100,000 to UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT BERKELEY — to support the ethnic studies program in the department of ethnic studies
The Denver FoundationDenver, COCharity · may take applications
33 matching grants · $2.8M · through 2024Largest: $452,000 to VILLAGE EXCHANGE CENTER INC — ethnic & immigrant centers
Largest: $900,000 to JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER LOS AN — interfaith and multi-ethnic relations
Largest: $100,000 to NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES — health and medicine division - promoting health equity in california: to promote health equity and eliminate health disparities by advancing the visibility and understanding of the…
Largest: $25,000 to YALE NEW HAVEN HEALTH SYSTEM — to support efforts to hear from community members about how to best collect and use race, ethnicity, and language data. the health system will facilitate community engagement activ…
The Pittsburgh FoundationPittsburgh, PACharity · may take applications
16 matching grants · $967,159 · through 2024Largest: $168,725 to CASA SAN JOSE — ethnic and 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 →