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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 “forthcoming”
Where the money went
Largest: $1.0M to HENRY J KAISER FAMILY FOUNDATION — to support new research and data analysis to inform forthcoming policy discussions related to medicare sustainability and affordability in four areas: 1) medicare advantage; 2) med…
Largest: $40,000 to WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY — forthcoming symposium and recruiting (dr. fraser)
Largest: $150,000 to NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY — support for the organization's program to protect and conserve african wild dogs in zimbabwe as well as support for the forthcoming book photoark, portraits of animals threatened, …
Allied Media ProjectsDetroit, MICharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $101,000 · through 2024Largest: $40,000 to CANOPY CANOPY CANOPY INC — to support its forthcoming twenty-ninth issue.
Largest: $150,000 to MEDIA FOUNDATION FOR WEST AFRICA — for a project to address disinformation and hate speech in the context of the forthcoming 2024 elections in ghana
The Prosperity FoundationNew Haven, CTCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $45,000 · through 2023Largest: $22,500 to FIXING FATHERS INC — fixing fathers, inc. is a community-driven organization dedicated to empowering families affected by the war on drugs through innovative programs such as hbcu college tours, free g…
Largest: $75,000 to Good Energy Project Inc — to support on-going efforts of the good energy projectto expand a forthcoming tool designed to empower more storytelling for climate change and water in hollywood writing rooms.
Largest: $35,000 to MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION INCORPORATED — to amplify the critical role that hbcus play in higher education and philanthropy as outlined in forthcoming book, hope and healing: black colleges and the future of american democ…
Largest: $7,500 to UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA RIVERSIDE — these funds are restricted and must be expended for charitable, scientific, literary or educational purposes as defined under internal revenue code 501(c)(3); and, more specificall…
Largest: $10,000 to Grand Valley State University — to support dissemination activities related to the forthcoming report, "community and family philanthropy in mexico: connections, challenges, and strategies
Donors TrustAlexandria, VACharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $10,000 · through 2022Largest: $10,000 to Foundation for Cultural Review — for essays and articles on forthcoming supreme court cases
Largest: $1,000 to VERMONT WORKS FOR WOMEN — author event: an evening with vermont works for women & alissa quart, author of forthcoming book...
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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 →