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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 “foudnations”
Where the money went
Largest: $5,000 to ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE RESEARCH BRIGHT FOCUS FOUDNATION — to support charitable research activities
Largest: $34,365 to Zoo Miami Foudnation — to support this organization
Arete FoundationPhiladelphia, PA
2 matching grants · $1.4M · through 2022Largest: $756,000 to COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY OFFICE OF GLOBAL INITATIVES — educationalendow arete foudnation fellowship fund and unrestricted gift
Mary Bremer FoundationIncline Village, NV
3 matching grants · $50,000 · through 2024Largest: $20,000 to RANCHO MIRAGE LIBRARY FOUDNATION — support public library
Largest: $10,000 to STEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUDNATION — operating funds
Largest: $150,000 to HOFFMAN INSTITUTE FOUDNATION — general operating support
Largest: $7,500 to THE GRAND SLAM WE CARE FOUDNATION — to support veterans
Largest: $2,500 to MIDORI FOUDNATION — music programs
Community Foundation of the Eastern ShorSalisbury, MDCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $30,000 · through 2024Largest: $20,000 to WICOMICO CHILD ADVOCACY CENTER FOUDNATION INC — human services
Largest: $10,000 to PLACE FOR G FOUDNATION ZAKARPATTIA OBLAST CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL — general program, ukraine
Largest: $6,000 to THE GIFT FOUDNATION OF HAWAII — community & civic affairs
Largest: $2.1M to COMMUNITY FOUDNATION OF WASHINGTON COUNTY — southern washington county fire and rescue fund
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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 →