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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.

2 funders with a record of paying for “freese”

Where the money went

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Galion Community Foundation → Univ of Cincinnati: $35K across 3 grants, latest 2024Richard V Vanman Foundation → Bonnie Freese: $1K across 1 grant, latest 2023Galion Community Foundation → Wayne State Univ: $33K across 2 grants, latest 2023Galion Community Foundation → Univ of Cininnati: $14K across 1 grant, latest 2023Galion Community Foundation → Gabrielle Kaple Co Wayne State Uni: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2021Galion Community Foundation: $92K on this topic. Open the funder.Galion Community Foundation$92KRichard V Vanman Foundation: $1K on this topic. Open the funder.Richard V Vanman Foundation$1KUniv of Cincinnati: received $35K on this topicUniv of Cincinnati$35KWayne State Univ: received $33K on this topicWayne State Univ$33KUniv of Cininnati: received $14K on this topicUniv of Cininnati$14KGabrielle Kaple Co Wayne State Uni: received $10K on this topicGabrielle Kaple Co Wayne State…$10KBonnie Freese: received $1K on this topicBonnie Freese$1K
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Source: IRS Form 990-PF Part XV and Form 990 Schedule I, tax years 20192025. 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 →