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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 “extraordinary”
Where the money went
Largest: $1,500 to KRISTINE HUITZACUA — extraordinary expenses
Largest: $800,000 to CRISTO REY - ORLANDO HIGH SCHOOL — to assist in empowering thousands of students from underserved, low-income communities to develop their minds and hearts to become lifelong contributors to society. by providing st…
Largest: $15,000 to EXTRAORDINARY PEOPLE IN CARE — epilepsy education and support
Largest: $71,400 to LUNGHWA UNIVERSITY — to support promoting research and education in the science and technology through the development and support of a community of scholars, and through the display and interpretation…
Largest: $25,000 to MATT CONNORS — to honor a painter of extraordinary achievement.
Largest: $244,500 to Carnegie Hall Corp — in support of carnegie hall, who's mission is to present extraordinary music and musicians on the three stages of this legendary hall, to bring the transformative power of music to…
The William & Joyce Edwards FoundationUniversity Place, WA
4 matching grants · $2.0M · through 2025Largest: $500,000 to MARY BRIDGE CHILDRENS — general operations for there general purpose of providing extraordinary health care for the youngest and most vulnerable in our community.
Largest: $20,000 to Shedd Aquarium — to support shedd's general operations, including the extraordinary care shedd provides for our more than 32,000 animals, and our commitment to education, community access, and cons…
Largest: $200,000 to National Medal of Honor Museum — preserve and present the extraordinary stories of our national medal of honor recipients.
Largest: $40,000 to EXTRAORDINARY FAMILIES — comprehensive continuum of expanded services for long beach foster children & former foster youth
Largest: $805,000 to FOUR BANDS COMMUNITY FUND INC — the bush prize celebrates organizations who are extraordinary not only in what they do but in how they do it. it provides creative capital to organizations that are making great th…
Paulson Family FoundationWest Palm Beach, FL
3 matching grants · $339,200 · through 2024Largest: $242,200 to PRINCESS GRACE FOUNDATION- USA — to elevate extraordinary emerging artists in theater, dance, and film via awards in the form of grants, scholarships, and fellowships.
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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 →