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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 “fafsa”
Where the money went
Educational CreditMinneapolis, MNCharity · may take applications
268 matching grants · $46.9M · through 2024Largest: $4.3M to PARTNERSHIP FOR EDUCATION ADVANCEMENT — fafsa student support
Michigan College Access NetworkLansing, MICharity · may take applications
51 matching grants · $770,700 · through 2024Largest: $13,000 to ST JOSEPH PUBLIC SCHOOLS — cbmi mini grant, certified fafsa specialist grant, college plannig course, fafsa frenzy grant
National College Attainment NetworkWashington, DCCharity · may take applications
36 matching grants · $1.4M · through 2024Largest: $31,000 to ONWARD WE LEARN — oak grant - strengthening postsecondary transitions for student with learning differences & catalyzing postsecondary pathways support at scale $15k/better fafsa
Largest: $100,000 to PUBLIC POLICY INSTITUTE OF CALIFORNIA — to study the implications of californias new mandatory fafsa completion requirement.
Largest: $75,000 to Forsyth Technical Community College — fafsa strong initiative
Largest: $418,525 to COMMUNITY PARTNERS INC — for sponsorship of fund the people's talent justice summit. for socal can to continue and expand the work to ensure first-generation, low-income, minority, and undocumented student…
America'S Promise the Alliance for YouthWashington, DCCharity · may take applications
10 matching grants · $500,000 · through 2024Largest: $50,000 to PEERFORWARD — fafsa human capital intervention funds
Suny Impact FoundationNew York, NYCharity · may take applications
6 matching grants · $454,444 · through 2024Largest: $354,444 to SUNY SYSTEM ADMIN — fafsa student support strategy project
The Washington STEM CenterSeattle, WACharity · may take applications
8 matching grants · $59,625 · through 2022Largest: $20,571 to APPLE STEM NETWORK — fafsa and wasfa proviso project
New Jersey Children'S FoundationNewark, NJCharity · may take applications
5 matching grants · $126,500 · through 2024Largest: $7,500 to NEWARK BOARD OF EDUCATION — to support grantee's charitable, scientific, or educational activities, for 2024 fafsa challenge winner.
Largest: $8,000 to HUMAN RESOURCES AGENCY OF NEW BRITAIN — discretionary grants - fafsa ambassadors project
West Harlem Development CorporationNew York, NYCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $50,000 · through 2024Largest: $20,000 to BANK STREET COLLEGE OF EDUCATION — to support "liberty leads," to support family engagement work regarding fafsa-related workshops during the school year
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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 →