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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 “gentle”
Where the money went
Largest: $40,000 to CHARITYSMITH NONPROFIT FOUNDATION — jordan lindsey's gentle soul fund
California Community FoundationLos Angeles, CACharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $86,200 · through 2024Largest: $25,550 to THE GENTLE BARN FOUNDATION — animal welfare
Early Learning Coalition of BrowardFort Lauderdale, FLCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $862,462 · through 2024Largest: $432,388 to GENTLE HUGZ PRESCHOOL AND CC LLC — child care reimbursements and other grants (non-recurring) to providers
Largest: $8,060 to GENTLE GIANTS DRAFT HORSE — general funds
Largest: $7,500 to GENTLE GIANTS DRAFT HORSE — general operating
Largest: $5,000 to THE GENTLE BARN — unrestricted charitable
Largest: $5,000 to GENTLE GIANTS DRAFT HORSE RESCUE SOCIETY LTD — general operating support
Largest: $5,000 to GENTLE GIANTS DRAFT HORSE RESCUE SOCIETY — general operating
Largest: $65,595 to THE BOSTON FOUNDATION — the gentle giant fund
Largest: $1,000 to THE GENTLE BARN — to save lives of thousands animals.
Largest: $50,000 to THE GENTLE BARN FOUNDATION — animal rescue and educate children through field trips and various programs
Largest: $3,000 to EAGLE MOUNT BOZEMAN — provides quality therapeutic recreational opportunities for people with disabilities and young people with cancer while also providing support for families of participants. eagle m…
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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 →