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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 “exploration”
Where the money went
Largest: $100,000 to PHILANTHROPY FOR ACTIVE CIVIC ENGAGEMENT — core support for the faith and democracy initiative to explore the power of faith communities to ease the divisions that plague americas political, civic, and social processes and …
Largest: $109,920 to SASHA ZHOU - WAYNE ST U — 79248 conducting a critical analysis of existing research methods and an exploration of promising new approaches to the study of structural racism
Largest: $2.6M to THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY — to support continued development of a revolutionary accelerator design to expand the exploration of particle physics, enable new table-top physics, open up attosecond science and e…
Largest: $349,968 to CODE FOR SCIENCE AND SOCIETY — to improve scientific collaboration by exploring opportunities for synchronous online discussion via the open review platform
Largest: $340,000 to POLK COUNTY SCHOOLS — meal support, career exploration, and pre-k playground refurbishment in polk county.
Largest: $1.1M to UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON — to conduct research exploring the impacts of monetary sanctions and identifying alternative legal system reforms.
John Templeton FoundationWest Conshohocken, PA
34 matching grants · $9.6M · through 2024Largest: $640,088 to MERCATUS CENTER INC — training scholars across disciplinary lines to explore adam smiths approach to political economy
John D and Catherine T MacArthur Foundation (Consolidated)Chicago, IL
30 matching grants · $2.5M · through 2024Largest: $50,000 to The Central European University — in support of an interdisciplinary research initiative that explores how civic organizations can be re-engaged for strengthening democracy in the age of disruptive social media
Largest: $530,193 to Bentonville Public School District — to expand the ignite professional studies program and recruit more students who are interested in career exploration and engage in work-based learning opportunities.
Largest: $10,000 to Latino Education Advancement Foundation — the leaf center for college success (lccs) is a template for success that supports students through the first two years of college. the program application process begins early in …
Massachusetts Higher EducationBoston, MACharity · may take applications
26 matching grants · $8.6M · through 2024Largest: $1.5M to NEW VENTURE FUND — career exploration
Largest: $25,000 to DSTL ARTS — promoting youth mental health and wellness through arts: to support and build healthy communities throughout california and in los angeles through arts programming that explores to…
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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 →