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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.

4 funders with a record of paying for “geeneral”

Where the money went

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Black Tie Dinner Inc → Womens Chorus of Dallas: $54K across 1 grant, latest 2023Fr Foundation Inc → E3 Worldwide: $27K across 2 grants, latest 2023A Caring Community Inc → Cornerstone Vna: $9K across 1 grant, latest 2022Andrew U Ferrari Foundation → Clarke County Historical Association: $2K across 2 grants, latest 2023Black Tie Dinner Inc → Transgender Education of Texas: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2024Black Tie Dinner Inc: $74K on this topic. Open the funder.Black Tie Dinner Inc$74KFr Foundation Inc: $27K on this topic. Open the funder.Fr Foundation Inc$27KA Caring Community Inc: $9K on this topic. Open the funder.A Caring Community Inc$9KAndrew U Ferrari Foundation: $2K on this topic. Open the funder.Andrew U Ferrari Foundation$2KWomens Chorus of Dallas: received $54K on this topicWomens Chorus of Dallas$54KE3 Worldwide: received $27K on this topicE3 Worldwide$27KTransgender Education of Texas: received $20K on this topicTransgender Education of Texas$20KCornerstone Vna: received $9K on this topicCornerstone Vna$9KClarke County Historical Association: received $2K on this topicClarke County Historical Associ…$2K
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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 →