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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 “front”
Where the money went
Seattle FoundationSeattle, WACharity · may take applications
19 matching grants · $621,500 · through 2024Largest: $182,000 to FRONT AND CENTERED — to support front and centered's 2022 coo spc work
Largest: $102,806 to FRONT FOR RAPID ECONOMIC ADVANCEMENT — for the akshara project to promote skills and jobs in non-traditional livelihoods for women in maharastra and mumbai through research, capacity building, a multimedia campaign and …
Raleigh Civic VenturesRaleigh, NCCharity · may take applications
14 matching grants · $135,737 · through 2024Largest: $15,000 to LUCKY PIE GALLERY INC — store front upfit grant
John D and Catherine T MacArthur Foundation (Consolidated)Chicago, IL
9 matching grants · $2.8M · through 2024Largest: $600,000 to Alliance for Safety and Justice — to support the participation of crime survivors and people with lived experience in front-end system reform efforts under the safety and justice challenge
Largest: $853,245 to NEW VENTURE FUND — 79633 expanding the health care storyteller corps to amplify the voices of everyday americans and front-line healthcare workers in the health policy debate
Boston FoundationBoston, MACharity · may take applications
9 matching grants · $426,350 · through 2024Largest: $131,250 to Front Porch Arts Collective of Boston — operating support/annual fund
Largest: $30,000 to FRONT PORCH THEATRICALS — to support front porch theatricals' 2023 season
Largest: $150,000 to AMERICAN FRIENDS OF LATET HUMANITARIAN AID INC — to provide food and hygiene products to latet for civilians and soldiers on the front lines, and assistance to the elderly, while coordinating the work of 180 organizations.
Front Range Community College FoundationWestminster, COCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $2.4M · through 2024Largest: $1.1M to FRONT RANGE COMMUNITY COLLEGE — operational and other support for front range community college.
Largest: $75,000 to Front And Centered — general operating support
Largest: $250,000 to SCHOOL AND MAIN INSTITUTE INC — support the continued development of a training curriculum for front-line juvenile justice staff on positive youth development
United States Energy FoundationSan Francisco, CACharity · may take applications
6 matching grants · $692,500 · through 2024Largest: $232,500 to FRONT AND CENTERED — to promote education and analysis to advance energy optimization. general operating support.
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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 →