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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 “except”
Where the money went
Largest: $40,000 to RHIANNON GIDDENS — to honor an exceptional writer for vocal music
Sage BionetworksSeattle, WACharity · may take applications
11 matching grants · $2.0M · through 2024Largest: $379,595 to Institute for Systems Biology — cri immune atlas4: platform for immune-oncology research and data sharing. exceptional longevity data management and coordinating center, design and perform cross-project analysis …
Largest: $500,000 to DENVER ART MUSEUM — exceptional exit grant, fellowship e
Largest: $4,000 to FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY — scholarship grant for exceptional student
Community Foundation of the LowcountryHilton Head Island, SCCharity · may take applications
11 matching grants · $478,313 · through 2024Largest: $26,001 to PROGRAMS FOR EXCEPTIONAL PEOPLE — programs for exceptional people-agency
Kosair Charities CommitteeLouisville, KYCharity · may take applications
11 matching grants · $726,845 · through 2023Largest: $181,000 to VISUALLY IMPAIRED PRESCHOOL SERVICES INC — exceptional child education
Largest: $50,000 to UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH — to support the marc cherna fellowship fund as a lasting tribute to marc's exceptional leadership and a perpetual investment in critical work impacting children, youth, and families…
Largest: $75,000 to Catholic Theological Union — to support the brach scholars-leaders in ministry program for exceptional students pursuing graduate degree in theology
Largest: $26,927 to EXCEPTIONAL MINDS — education - computer animation and digital arts for young adults on the autism spectrum
Largest: $2,500 to MOUNT SINAI HEART (MOUNT SINAI HEALTH SYSTEM) — continue to grow and challenge convention through our pioneering spirit, scientific advancements, forward-thinking leadership, and collaborative approach to providing exceptional p…
Largest: $22,725 to ST JOHN'S FOUNDATION — unrestricted grant to further the organizaton's except purpose
Largest: $60,000 to GRAUER FOUNDATION FOR EDUCATION — to support robotics education and to endow the loewy-linz chair in stem innovation to attract and retain exceptional scholars in stem education.
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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 →