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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 “exceed”
Where the money went
The Whas Crusade for ChildrenLouisville, KYCharity · may take applications
165 matching grants · $5.7M · through 2023Largest: $80,000 to DUCHENNE RESEARCH EDUCATION AND MIRACLE FDT INC — $3,600.00 for any item on grant list - barton reading program apps and manual printing books, online math program, partial salary for 1 screener, and student scholarships to pay fo…
Largest: $500,000 to SUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOLS INC — charitable contribution - to provide children in nyc with a high quality education that gives them the knowledge, skills, character & disposition to meet & exceed nys standards, & …
Largest: $17,000 to VARIOUS SCHOLARSHIPS NONE EXCEEDED 1000 — scholarship awards
Kalamazoo Community FoundationKalamazoo, MICharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $495,000 · through 2024Largest: $192,000 to HELPING OTHER PEOPLE EXCEED (HOPE) THRU NAVIGATION — human service-multipurpose/other
The Oregon Community FoundationPortland, ORCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $127,207 · through 2024Largest: $57,422 to Exceed Enterprises — adult education
United Jewish Charities of GreaterCharlotte, NCCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $98,665 · through 2024Largest: $53,118 to All others not exceeding 5000 — program support
The Community Foundation for Greater NewNew Haven, CTCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $85,220 · through 2024Largest: $54,907 to ANSONIA HIGH SCHOOL — for one or more members of the ansoinia high school senior class who graduates and continues their education at an accredited college or university; to assist in the payment of tui…
Largest: $107,600 to INTERNATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP AND TUITION SERVICES INC — mastercard employee dependent scholarship. mastercard impact fund (the "fund") maintains a "mastercard dependent scholarship program" (pre-approved by irs). under this program, the…
Largest: $350,000 to HELPING OTHER PEOPLE EXCEED THROUGH NAVIGATIONJABS — hope helps growth & development youth center of hope
Lgt FoundationGarden City, NY
2 matching grants · $400,000 · through 2023Largest: $200,000 to The Metropolitan Museum of Art — contribution to "the met" of the value of "shrouded river",linen,wood, metal, 1966 by lenore tawney in a bargain sale entered into on 1/5/24,where the contributed portion of the fm…
Conrad N Hilton FoundationWestlake Village, CA
2 matching grants · $300,000 · through 2023Largest: $250,000 to FIRST STAR INC — to support the california foster youth pre-college collective's work to ensure foster youth have access to educational programming that increases high school graduation rates that …
Largest: $8,000 to EXCEED ACADEMY ITF CHORNOHRYTSKYI S — scholarship program
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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 →