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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.

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12 funders with a record of paying for “given”

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12 funders, 61 recipients, grants matching “given” only. Ribbon width is proportional to the total given; each funder has its own colour (smaller funders in gray). Hover a name to isolate its flows, click a funder to open it. Drag to move around; zoom with the buttons, a double-click, or the wheel after clicking the map.

Edelweiss FoundationCincinnati, OH
233 matching grants · $5.0M · through 2024
Largest: $265,000 to CINCINNATI ZOO — given to the charity's general fund to be used as they see fit
Full grant history →IRS filings ↗
Unnewehr Family FoundationCincinnati, OH
194 matching grants · $5.2M · through 2024
Largest: $275,000 to CINCINNATI ZOO — given to the charity's general fund to be used as they see fit
Full grant history →IRS filings ↗
Marge & Charles J Schott FoundationCincinnati, OH
110 matching grants · $5.1M · through 2022
Largest: $525,000 to CINCINNATI ZOO — given to the charity's general fund to be used as they see fit
Full grant history →IRS filings ↗
Aaron & Sylvia Rothenberg Family FoundationPalm Beach Gardens, FL
107 matching grants · $220,070 · through 2025
Largest: $10,000 to TEMPLE BETH AM — given to preselected organizations
Full grant history →IRS filings ↗
Ilitch CharitiesDetroit, MICharity · may take applications
63 matching grants · $3.2M · through 2024
Largest: $6,665 to JDRF METRO DETROITSE MICHIGAN CHAPTER — jdrf metroit detroit/se michigan chapter: grant given in support of juvenile diabetes research and other programs
Full grant history →IRS filings ↗
Landon Ridge Resident CouncilSugar Land, TX
91 matching grants · $111,903 · through 2024
Largest: $1,600 to DIANA CASTANEDA — total of year end monetary gifts given to employees of landon ridge in lieu of residents tipping employees throughout the year. the lrrc considers this method of showing the reside…
Full grant history →IRS filings ↗
The Christina and John AnagnosSkokie, IL
38 matching grants · $308,100 · through 2025
Largest: $12,500 to ATHINA MPAKOGIORGOU — scholarships are given to students to give them the opportunity to attend a medical school located in greece. the scholarship funds are to be used by the scholarship recipient at s…
Full grant history →IRS filings ↗
One Az Community FoundationPhoenix, AZCharity · may take applications
55 matching grants · $459,700 · through 2025
Largest: $50,000 to Startup Tucson — grant given for mission
Full grant history →IRS filings ↗
Lisa and Bob Cheeley FoundationJohns Creek, GA
47 matching grants · $740,550 · through 2025
Largest: $160,000 to PERIMETER CHURCH — given to the charity's general fund to be used as they see fit.
Full grant history →IRS filings ↗
Lowes FoundationMooresville, NCCharity · may take applications
35 matching grants · $18.5M · through 2024
Largest: $1.0M to Wiregrass Georgia Technical College Foundation — given grants for mission
Full grant history →IRS filings ↗
Harvey and Shelli Dachs CharitableHewlett, NY
94 matching grants · $899,204 · through 2024
Largest: $100,600 to MESIVTA ATERES YAAKOV — contributions given in response to public fundraising drives for continuation of organized religious activities and misc recognized charity functions
Full grant history →IRS filings ↗
Doris Day and Terry Melcher FoundationOmaha, NE
16 matching grants · $1.6M · through 2024
Largest: $104,000 to TEXAS A&M FOUNDATION — grant given to fund scholarship endowment for veterinary medicine - preference given to students studying shelter medicine.
Full grant history →IRS filings ↗

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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 →

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Edelweiss FoundationCincinnati, OH

Unnewehr Family FoundationCincinnati, OH

Marge & Charles J Schott FoundationCincinnati, OH

Aaron & Sylvia Rothenberg Family FoundationPalm Beach Gardens, FL

Ilitch CharitiesDetroit, MICharity · may take applications

Landon Ridge Resident CouncilSugar Land, TX

The Christina and John AnagnosSkokie, IL

One Az Community FoundationPhoenix, AZCharity · may take applications

Lisa and Bob Cheeley FoundationJohns Creek, GA

Lowes FoundationMooresville, NCCharity · may take applications

Harvey and Shelli Dachs CharitableHewlett, NY

Doris Day and Terry Melcher FoundationOmaha, NE

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