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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 “expeditions”
Where the money went
The Chicago Community TrustChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
8 matching grants · $1.1M · through 2023Largest: $537,000 to All Chicago Making Homelessess History — general operating support, matching the contribution of linda kallas, pgl retiree. in support of general operations. to support the expedited housing project in advancing systems i…
Alcon CaresFort Worth, TX
7 matching grants · $3.5M · through 2024Largest: $909,835 to SURGICAL EYE EXPEDITIONS INTERNATIONAL INC — medical missions
National Geographic SocietyWashington, DCCharity · may take applications
6 matching grants · $587,058 · through 2024Largest: $222,100 to Appalachian State University — perpetual planet-mountains expedition
United States Fund for UnicefNew York, NYCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $93.2M · through 2024Largest: $52.9M to UNICEF USA IMPACT FUND FOR CHILDREN — see part ivto provide financial resources to fast-track critical funding to unicef to eliminate cash gaps and provide uninterrupted and expedited access to critical programs for ch…
Largest: $8.3M to XPRIZE FOUNDATION — to sponsor a competition through xprize foundation to enhance the understanding of tropical rainforests around the world by incentivizing interdisciplinary teams to innovate rapid …
Largest: $450,000 to RAINFOREST EXPEDITIONS — to support the conservation of tambopata national reserve and its buffer zone through ecotourism and citizen science research in the peruvian amazon.
The Philadelphia FoundationPhiladelphia, PACharity · may take applications
6 matching grants · $101,000 · through 2024Largest: $25,000 to YMCA OF GREATER SEATTLE — gold expeditions program
Inasmuch FoundationOklahoma City, OK
4 matching grants · $2.0M · through 2024Largest: $500,000 to OKLAHOMA ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY — grants: expedition africa
The International Coalition of Sites of ConscienceNew York, NYCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $1.3M · through 2024Largest: $717,854 to PROJECT EXPEDITE JUSTICE — financial support (passthrough funds)
Largest: $250,000 to PROJECT EXPEDITE JUSTICE — project expedite justice and justice incubator
The Indianapolis FoundationIndianapolis, INCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $276,280 · through 2024Largest: $83,750 to GOALS- Youth River Expeditions — scholarship support, 1 of 4 in '24
Largest: $8.3M to FOUNDATION FOR DETROIT'S FUTURE — for the detroit institute of arts settlement project to expedite detroit's bankruptcy settlement, assist in honoring pension commitments and preserve the institutes collection for …
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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 →