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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 “everyday”
Where the money went
United Way of New York CityNew York, NYCharity · may take applications
12 matching grants · $782,299 · through 2024Largest: $447,299 to VANGUARD DIRECT INC — education -the community libraries initiative is a key component of uwnycs broader latinidad in schools initiative. each library includes a curated collection that highlights latin…
Largest: $690,000 to EMIH — to help the local jewish community with programs to support and maintain their everyday life of religious community, services, items, and education.
Largest: $5,000 to TABOR CITY COMMITTEE OF 100 — to fund everyday acivities promoting community development within the social services sector.
Largest: $40,000 to TRACIE CANADA — canada, tracie (duke u.) "tackling the everyday: race and nation in big-time college football"
John Templeton FoundationWest Conshohocken, PA
5 matching grants · $3.0M · through 2024Largest: $918,748 to GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY — advancing spiritual care: spiritual health in everyday clinical practice
Largest: $80,000 to EVERYDAY CANVASSING — to support general operations over two years
Largest: $853,245 to NEW VENTURE FUND — 79633 expanding the health care storyteller corps to amplify the voices of everyday americans and front-line healthcare workers in the health policy debate
Wk Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI
5 matching grants · $780,000 · through 2024Largest: $300,000 to CENTER FOR CIVIC POLICY — provide general operating support to help the organization advance its mission to empower and amplify the voices of everyday new mexicans, especially those who experience oppressio…
Largest: $100,000 to THE CURATORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI — support to study place-based challenges faced by "everyday" black and hispanic entrepreneurs in kansas city, missouri. 202105-10538
Largest: $1.0M to Everyday People for Change Inc — to support an entrepreneurship project
The Rimora FoundationCharlottesville, VA
6 matching grants · $40,000 · through 2025Largest: $10,000 to CHILD HEALTH PARTNERSHIP — help families who face the challenges of child illness, developmental delays, and the challenges of everyday life that come with limited resources
John D and Catherine T MacArthur Foundation (Consolidated)Chicago, IL
3 matching grants · $1.0M · through 2024Largest: $450,000 to Everyday Democracy Inc — in support of everyday democracy to provide technical assistance to local jurisdictions for the participation and engagement of local communities as reform partners in the safety a…
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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 →