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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 “foundaitons”
Where the money went
Largest: $10,000 to SAN ANTONIO CHILDREN'S MUSEUM — to honor suzanne goudge, a nancy smith hurd foundaiton trustee to be used for general operating
Largest: $3,000 to RUTHIE WRIEDT — scholarship granted by the foundaiton to students who have their pilot license and are attending an accredited college to receive an aviation related degree.
Largest: $20,000 to UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN FOUNDAITON — childrens hospital greatest need fund
Largest: $300,000 to BUNKER HILL COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDAITON — expansion of the learn &
Largest: $15,000 to EDUCATION FOUNDAITON FOR BPS — meals for backpacks
Largest: $7,500 to Georgia Tech Foundaiton — public charity
Largest: $35,000 to COLLABORATION CENTER FOUNDAITON — grant for "pathways to hope and healing mental health project"
Largest: $501,371 to REPRO RISING VIRGINIA FOUNDAITON — general operating support
Columbus Jewish FoundationColumbus, OHCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $49,037 · through 2023Largest: $20,710 to New Albany Community Foundation — community foundaiton-philanthropy & grant making
Largest: $7,500 to UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND — to fulfill mission of foundaiton.
Cyber Center of Excellence AssociationSan Diego, CACharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $142,953 · through 2025Largest: $75,000 to SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDAITON — cybersecurity programs and tools empower individuals, organizations, public institutions, and small businesses to safeguard themselves against cyberattacks and act proactively in t…
Kalamazoo Community Foundation Elizabeth ToddPittsburgh, PACharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $371,349 · through 2023Largest: $189,297 to KALAMAZOO COMMUNITY FOUNDAITON — supporting charitable organizations in the kalamazoo mi area
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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 →