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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 “governing”
Where the money went
Largest: $500,000 to TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY — for the global economic governance initiative to advance policy-oriented research to align global economic governance with development and climate ambitions and deliver green and i…
Largest: $440,000 to PARTNERSHIP FOR AFRICAN SOCIAL AND GOVERNANCE — for research and outreach on water sector accountability to improve governance and service delivery
John D and Catherine T MacArthur Foundation (Consolidated)Chicago, IL
75 matching grants · $36.8M · through 2024Largest: $40,000 to Center for Democracy and Technology — in support of a research project focused on procurement reforms governing the united states federal government's acquisition of artificial intelligence-related technologies
Largest: $9,500 to ASSOCIATION FOR PUBLIC POLICY ANALYSIS AND MANAGEMENT — the purpose of this grant is to expand the evidence-based policy research base. the 2024 appam fall research conference, policymaking at the federal, state, and local levels, encou…
Largest: $1.2M to OPEN SOCIETY FORUM - MONGOLIA — to provide support for non-lobbying charitable activities including governance and policy issue activities such as monitoring elections, expanding access to justice, promoting tran…
Largest: $299,270 to Fundacao Getulio Vargas — to support the development and adoption of a territorial governance plan and governance mechanism along the br-319 corridor in amazonas state, brazil and an associated national pol…
Iowa Association of Regional CouncilsDes Moines, IACharity · may take applications
68 matching grants · $2.4M · through 2024Largest: $90,588 to REGION XII COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS — provide support for government members
Largest: $4.0M to GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY — to sustain the institute, which will convene, support and provide accessible, actionable, nonpartisan insights to the stakeholders and institutions that design, operate, study and …
Largest: $700,000 to RACE FORWARD — 81219 supporting the government alliance on race and equity in increasing racial equity in the norms, policies, practices, and culture of government
Largest: $350,000 to NEW YORK UNIVERSITY — to support the future of rights and governance program to curate a collaborative action-research process that addresses the current challenges of global governance
Conrad N Hilton FoundationWestlake Village, CA
48 matching grants · $29.4M · through 2024Largest: $1.5M to HARVARD UNIVERSITY — to support the government performance lab child & family wellbeing project at the harvard kennedy school to engage with government agencies in the areas of caregiver capacity, ment…
Advanced Regenerative ManufacturingManchester, NHCharity · may take applications
60 matching grants · $8.7M · through 2022Largest: $632,120 to X-Therma — subaward pursuant to our technology investment agreement with the government
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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 →