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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 “folds”
Where the money went
Largest: $10,000 to FOLDS OF HONOR — program support
Tulsa Community FoundationTulsa, OKCharity · may take applications
9 matching grants · $4.3M · through 2024Largest: $2.6M to FOLDS OF HONOR FOUNDATION — general operations
The Chicago Community TrustChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
9 matching grants · $752,025 · through 2023Largest: $176,000 to Folded Map Project — general support for programs, operations and other charitable purposes
The Ayco Charitable FoundationCohoes, NYCharity · may take applications
8 matching grants · $176,265 · through 2025Largest: $56,700 to FOLDS OF HONOR FOUNDATION — medical / public services
Folds of Honor New YorkAlbany, NYCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $2.2M · through 2025Largest: $610,000 to FOLDS OF HONOR FOUNDATION — funding of scholarships given to individuals selected by the national organization
Johnny Mac Soldiers FundAshburn, VACharity · may take applications
6 matching grants · $4.0M · through 2024Largest: $1.3M to FOLDS OF HONOR FOUNDATION — educational assistance
Largest: $100,000 to FOLDS OF HONOR — to provide educational scholarships to the families of military men and women who have fallen or been disabled while on active duty in the united states armed forces
Folds of Honor - Motor CityCanton, MICharity · may take applications
6 matching grants · $1.4M · through 2025Largest: $623,736 to FOLDS OF HONOR — veteran assistance
Largest: $2,500 to University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign — 2024 gordon research conference (grc) protein folding dynamics
Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy FundNew York, NYCharity · may take applications
6 matching grants · $763,600 · through 2024Largest: $274,500 to FOLDS OF HONOR FOUNDATION — community & human services
Folds of Honor FoundationCharlotte, NCCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $1.2M · through 2024Largest: $318,109 to Folds of Honor Foundation — to award scholarships for military and first responder families who have suffered a loss due to the disability or death of the service members
Largest: $105,000 to FOLDS OF HONOR FOUNDATION — 2024 friends of folds open - md and educational scholarships for the families of service members & first responders 2024-2025 in md
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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 →