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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 “founations”
Where the money went
Largest: $25,000 to FRIENDS OF CHRISTUS SANTA ROAS FOUNATION — daily operational support
Ty Louis Campbell FoundationCarmel, NYCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $65,000 · through 2023Largest: $25,000 to SWIFTY FOUNATION — to support the swifty foundation's mission to raise awareness and funds for pediatric brain cancer research and to provide researchers with the funds and access to diseased tissue …
G Harbaugh FoundationThompsons Station, TN
3 matching grants · $90,000 · through 2024Largest: $40,000 to IAN WALSH MENEHUNE MAYHEM FOUNATION — to support program
The Baker FoundationWhite Plains, NY
4 matching grants · $12,000 · through 2025Largest: $3,000 to VCU Founation Rams in Recovery — addiction recovery
The Jamie & Denise Jacob FamilyBloomfield Hills, MICharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $110,000 · through 2023Largest: $50,000 to NARAL PRO-CHOICE AMERICA FOUNATION — to support the community
The Chicago Community TrustChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $7.8M · through 2021Largest: $3.9M to City Colleges of Chicago Founation — support for 2022 seven strong speaker series. in support of the improving math momentum in the first year initiative, from the searle funds at the chicago community trust. in suppo…
Largest: $10,001 to SYDA FOUNATION — philanthropic endeavors with religious organizations to assist the poor in developing areas of the world.
Northwest North Dakota CommunityWilliston, NDCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $200,000 · through 2024Largest: $100,000 to SOUTH SUDANESE FOUNATION — creative community solutions grant
Largest: $91,735 to Baton Rouge Area Founation — charitable - general annual support
Largest: $100,000 to Wildfire Founation — human services
Howell FundGarden City, NY
2 matching grants · $150,000 · through 2023Largest: $75,000 to CDC FOUNATION — general operating
Baps CharitiesRobbinsville, NJCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $100,000 · through 2022Largest: $75,000 to THE SUSAN G KOMEN BREAST CANCER FOUNATION INC — comminity program; walk-a-thon
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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 →