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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 “gould”
Where the money went
Largest: $3,000 to DANIELLE GOULD — general academic scholarship - spring
Largest: $300,000 to GOULD ACADEMY — unrestricted general
Largest: $17,000 to UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA GOULD SCHOOL OF LAW — to be added to the a. charles wilson and betty s. wilson family scholarship fund.
Largest: $244,564 to University of Maine — scholarships continued - r fraser, c french, b freudig, c frigon, c fuchswanz, a funk,k gaff, f gaffney, a gagner, l gagnon, m gagnon, s gamage, t gammon, o gardiner, c gay, j gibs…
Largest: $250,000 to USC GOULD SCHOOL OF LAW — cultural and educational advancement
Lillis FoundationCastle Rock, CO
4 matching grants · $26,000 · through 2024Largest: $11,000 to COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES — scholarship grant - willie gould
The Miami FoundationMiami, FLCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $105,500 · through 2024Largest: $55,000 to THE OPTIMIST FOUNDATION OF GREATER GOULDS — program support
Largest: $20,000 to USC GOULD SCHOOL OF LAW — education - memorial scholarship fund.
Largest: $24,060 to LEVI GOULD — educational scholarship
Largest: $20,000 to Comm Fnd of S AZ Gould Schlp — grant for marge c gould mem scholarship program
Largest: $135,000 to GOULD ACADEMY — provide educational support
Largest: $5,000 to Gould Academy — general operating support
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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 →