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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 “fast”
Where the money went
Largest: $500,000 to FOUNDATION FOR ARMENIAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (FAST) — development of science and technology in armenia, and thereby enhancing the competitiveness of armenia. the foundation for armenian science and technology (fast) is a non-profit or…
Largest: $1.3M to AUGIE'S QUEST TO CURE ALS — to advance research, fast-track effective treatments, and find a cure for this disease.
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…
Ui LabsChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $814,013 · through 2023Largest: $634,236 to FAST RADIUS INC — research and development
Largest: $500,000 to FFWD (FAST FORWARD) — to build ai capacity and awareness throughout the tech for good ecosystem
Largest: $5,000 to CONGREGATION B'NAI EMUNAH — break fast community meal
First Nations Development InstituteLongmont, COCharity · may take applications
6 matching grants · $90,000 · through 2024Largest: $35,000 to FAST BLACKFEET — economic development
Largest: $15,000 to FAST - CO THE FAST BOARD — for angelman syndrome
American Society for Surgery of the HandChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $351,250 · through 2023Largest: $171,250 to REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN — fast track/clinical/research/basic science grants/goldner award
Ben Franklin Technology Partners CorporationBethlehem, PACharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $837,673 · through 2024Largest: $283,293 to Ben Franklin Technology Parterns CNP — economic development programs - in the fall of 2002, pennsylvania's technology-focused economic development community came together to form the innovation partnership (ipart). the …
The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift FundNew York, NYCharity · may take applications
5 matching grants · $125,000 · through 2024Largest: $50,000 to FRIENDS OF FAST — community outreach & enrichment programs
Women'S Business Development CenterChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
5 matching grants · $100,000 · through 2023Largest: $20,000 to I & M FAST WAY INC — small business assistance grants
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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 →