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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.

3 funders with a record of paying for “giftto”

Where the money went

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The Schiff Foundation Incorporated → Univof Virginia: $1.3M across 2 grants, latest 2023The Sobrato Family Foundation → Unite-La Inc: $113K across 1 grant, latest 2022Barry S & Evelyn Strauch → Metropolitan Opera Foundation: $8K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Schiff Foundation Incorporated: $1.3M on this topic. Open the funder.The Schiff Foundation Incorpo…$1.3MThe Sobrato Family Foundation: $113K on this topic. Open the funder.The Sobrato Family Foundation$113KBarry S & Evelyn Strauch: $8K on this topic. Open the funder.Barry S & Evelyn Strauch$8KUnivof Virginia: received $1.3M on this topicUnivof Virginia$1.3MUnite-La Inc: received $113K on this topicUnite-La Inc$113KMetropolitan Opera Foundation: received $8K on this topicMetropolitan Opera Foundation$8K
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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 →