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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 “gotta”
Where the money went
Largest: $250,000 to GOTTA HAVE HOPE — foreign missions
Largest: $123,647 to KATALYST ENGINEERING — to implement "gotta get engineering" program for k12 schools which implements 3d printers, 3d scanners and hands-on science kits to integrate engineering design and 3d printing tec…
Largest: $54,000 to GOTTA BE ME — general operating
Largest: $35,000 to YOU GOTTA BELIEVE — community life
Largest: $100,000 to YOU GOTTA BELIEVE THE OLDER CHILD ADOPTION & PERMANENCY MOVEMENT INC (YGB — renewed support for full implementation of an adoption competent therapy program for foster youth.
Largest: $200,000 to YOU GOTTA BELIEVE — to promote the work of the organization
The Enrichment FoundationOmaha, NECharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $195,000 · through 2024Largest: $75,000 to Gotta Be Me Inc — human services
Largest: $30,000 to ARTHUR PROJECT INC — gotta grow-capacity it project
Largest: $21,000 to YOU GOTTA ASK — unrestricted gift
Ms Foundation for WomenBrooklyn, NYCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $40,000 · through 2024Largest: $20,000 to YOU GOTTA BELIEVE THE OLDER CHILD ADOPTION & PERMANENCY MOVEMENT INC (YG — general operating support
Largest: $15,000 to You Gotta Believe — for charitable purpose of organization
Largest: $10,000 to YOU GOTTA BELIEVE THE OLDER CHILD ADOPTION & PERMA — general & unrestricted
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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 →