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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 “freight”
Where the money went
The Smidt FoundationBeverly Hills, CA
128 matching grants · $4.3M · through 2024Largest: $100,000 to BALDWIN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION — 2023 harbor freight tools for schools prize for teaching excellence - school award
Largest: $225,000 to STICHTING SMART FREIGHT CENTRE — for the sustainable freight buyers alliance and zero emission freight initiative
Women'S Business Development CenterChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
7 matching grants · $110,000 · through 2023Largest: $20,000 to NV FREIGHT INC — small business assistance grants
Family Agriculture Resource Management ServicesCharlotte, NCCharity · may take applications
6 matching grants · $58,511 · through 2022Largest: $11,011 to SOCIETY OF ST ANDREWS — the purpose of food bank grant is to provide assistance to food banks to purchase produce from farmers and help cover the freight cost for the transport of produce.
The Whas Crusade for ChildrenLouisville, KYCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $147,200 · through 2023Largest: $55,000 to 4 LEAF FRIENDS INC — $55,000.00 for item number 1 - play booster with whas crusade for children signage. no funding allowed for the freestanding play, shade, site furnishing, safety surfacing, excavati…
Largest: $75,000 to STICHTING SMART FREIGHT CENTRE — cirriculum for learning academy
Liberty Hill FoundationLos Angeles, CACharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $755,000 · through 2022Largest: $185,000 to SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL — to support environmental justice advocacy related to ports and freight.
International Sustainable Energy FoundatAustin, TXCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $1.5M · through 2023Largest: $535,135 to World Resources Institute — projects with a primary fogrants were provided and expenses were incurred for green transportation programs to support projects with a primary focus on the electification of transp…
Largest: $6,500 to FREIGHT & SALVAGE — arts and humanities
Penn Northwest Development CorporationHermitage, PACharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $508,553 · through 2023Largest: $503,241 to NLMK USA — rail freight assistance
Largest: $12,000 to CABWAYLINGO APPLACHIAN MISSION — to provide support to purchase food for its food pantry. funding will also support freight costs associated with procuring large food orders.
Metropolitan Energy CenterKansas City, MOCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $2.1M · through 2024Largest: $1.2M to UPS — grant support defrayed purchase cost of cng-powered class 8 and class 5 freight trucks, which enhance public good by reducing greenhouse gases and other emissions related to transp…
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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 →