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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 “file”
Where the money went
Legal Services of New JerseyEdison, NJCharity · may take applications
15 matching grants · $136.3M · through 2024Largest: $18.2M to SOUTH JERSEY LEGAL SERVICES — grants/assistance were awarded for the following legal services program:iolta basic grant $2,727,628iolta eatc $1,300,836state of nj subgrant $10,622,503hud $74,055state of nj - fi…
Largest: $2.4M to MILAN BIBLIOTECA BRAIDENSE — donation of artwork to be displayed. the foundation is in compliance with revenue proc. 2017-53 and necessary documents are on file.
Associated Ministries of Tacoma-Pierce CountyTacoma, WACharity · may take applications
9 matching grants · $123,086 · through 2022Largest: $32,657 to The Salvation Army - Tacoma — pass-through of funds from county filing fees for emergency shelter operations and management to support maintenance and operations of emergency shelters in pierce county.
Largest: $20,000 to THE GIFT OF GIVING CORPORATION — this was a matching gift of staff. the foundation recently became aware that due to an inadvertent error on the grants processing side within a technology system, a number of small…
Crystal TrustMontchanin, DE
4 matching grants · $45.3M · through 2025Largest: $11.7M to FULL SCHEDULE KEPT ON FILE — for purposes outlined in grant request
Wisconsin Infrastructure Investment NowMadison, WICharity · may take applications
6 matching grants · $880,000 · through 2023Largest: $420,000 to Midwest Growth Inc — contribution to org that advocates for similar issues as filing organization
Arizona Community FoundationPhoenix, AZCharity · may take applications
6 matching grants · $423,280 · through 2024Largest: $173,280 to STATE OF WISCONSIN - DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE — this award is designated support to provide a free, easy-to-use, secure, and seamless method for filing both federal and state income tax forms
Louisville Bar FoundationLouisville, KYCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $89,500 · through 2024Largest: $40,000 to Kentucky Refugee Ministries Inc — immigration legal services - kentucky refugee ministries provides legal services to immigrants who have resettled in the louisville area. many of these immigrants need to file appl…
Largest: $900,000 to NEW VENTURE FUND — 81952 supporting the groundwork collaborative in its work to expand irs direct file to more states in 2025
Divine Child Alumni Association FoundationDearborn, MICharity · may take applications
5 matching grants · $105,924 · through 2023Largest: $16,750 to Divine Child Alumni Association — these are funds provided for the benefit of students attending or who have graduated from divine child high school to be used for tuition related expenses for education. the funds …
Largest: $36,666 to LIST OF RECIPIENTS ON FILE AT — medical/emergency hardship
Crispus Attucks Association of York PaYork, PACharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $1.6M · through 2024Largest: $465,293 to CRISPUS ATTUCKS CHARTER SCHOOL — grants received by filing organization and passed through to recipient
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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 →