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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.

2 funders with a record of paying for “fundingprogram”

Where the money went

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Dubach Foundation → University of California at Davis California: $52K across 1 grant, latest 2023The George and Lena Valente Foundation → Yolo Food Bank: $30K across 1 grant, latest 2023The George and Lena Valente Foundation → Leukemia& Lymphoma Society: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2021Dubach Foundation → Davis Blue Devil Athletic Boosters: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2022The George and Lena Valente Foundation → Meals On Wheels Yolo: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2023The George and Lena Valente Foundation → Sacramento Life Center: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2023Dubach Foundation: $57K on this topic. Open the funder.Dubach Foundation$57KThe George and Lena Valente Foundation: $45K on this topic. Open the funder.The George and Lena Valente F…$45KUniversity of California at Davis California: received $52K on this topicUniversity of California at Dav…$52KYolo Food Bank: received $30K on this topicYolo Food Bank$30KLeukemia& Lymphoma Society: received $5K on this topicLeukemia& Lymphoma Society$5KDavis Blue Devil Athletic Boosters: received $5K on this topicDavis Blue Devil Athletic Boost…$5KMeals On Wheels Yolo: received $5K on this topicMeals On Wheels Yolo$5KSacramento Life Center: received $5K on this topicSacramento Life Center$5K
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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 →