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Find who already funds work like yours.
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.
5 funders with a record of paying for “foundn”
Where the money went
Largest: $37,000 to DOOR OF HOPE — to further exempt purpose of foundn
McClelland FoundationBloomfield Hills, MI
3 matching grants · $70,000 · through 2024Largest: $30,000 to NATL PARKS OF LAKE SUPERIOR FOUNDN — to support charity
The Cromar Charitable SupportingMill Valley, CACharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $57,715 · through 2024Largest: $39,055 to Belvedere Cove Foundn — educational activities
Largest: $10,000 to THE WIDE OPEN CHARTIABLE FOUNDN — general activities
Largest: $3,000 to CHILDRENS HOSPITAL OF PHL FOUNDN — social worker grant
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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 →

