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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.

4 funders with a record of paying for “exepenses”

Where the money went

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Robert A & Virginia Heinlein → The Heinlein Society: $4K across 1 grant, latest 2022Ashley Lykes Geary Foundation → Bayside Academy: $3K across 3 grants, latest 2024Woodland Foundation Inc → Effroc: $2K across 1 grant, latest 2023Dollar General Employee Assistance → Juana Paredes: $2K across 1 grant, latest 2023Robert A & Virginia Heinlein: $4K on this topic. Open the funder.Robert A & Virginia Heinlein$4KAshley Lykes Geary Foundation: $3K on this topic. Open the funder.Ashley Lykes Geary Foundation$3KWoodland Foundation Inc: $2K on this topic. Open the funder.Woodland Foundation Inc$2KDollar General Employee Assistance: $2K on this topic. Open the funder.Dollar General Employee Assis…$2KThe Heinlein Society: received $4K on this topicThe Heinlein Society$4KBayside Academy: received $3K on this topicBayside Academy$3KEffroc: received $2K on this topicEffroc$2KJuana Paredes: received $2K on this topicJuana Paredes$2K
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Source: IRS Form 990-PF Part XV and Form 990 Schedule I, tax years 20192025. 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 →