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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.
9 funders with a record of paying for “ginsburg”
Where the money went
Largest: $10,000 to AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION FOUNDATION INC — ruth bader ginsburg liberty center fund
Largest: $2,500 to Full Sail University — ginsburg phoenix fellowship scholarship
The Chicago Community TrustChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $12,000 · through 2021Largest: $6,000 to Cedille Chicago Nfp — ruth bader ginsburg fund
Largest: $46,510 to JOHN MICHAEL KOHLER ARTS CENTER — estelle ginsburg collection
Largest: $10,000 to WLALA FOUNDATION — the foundation is dedicated to supporting the next generation of attorneys committed to the mission of wlala by providing financial assistance to law students in the form of schola…
Largest: $25,000 to THE NEMOURS FOUNDATION — supporting the 2024 ginsburg institute child health equity symposium
Largest: $10,000 to GINSBURG FAMILY FOUNDATION — charitable/educational
Aggarwal & Gupta Family FoundationOrlando, FLCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $10,000 · through 2021Largest: $10,000 to Ginsburg Family Foundation Inc — general support towards the organization's exempt purpose
Largest: $5,000 to JEWISH EDUCATIONAL LOAN FUND — grant to support the ginsburg foundation and the jelf student loan program
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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 →

