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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 “graders”
Where the money went
Largest: $180,000 to BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF GREATER KANSAS CITY — support to provide mentorship, support services, and workforce development experiences for 600 8th-12th graders of kansas city as they prepare for postsecondary pathways and career…
First Community Foundation PartnershipWilliamsport, PACharity · may take applications
11 matching grants · $149,144 · through 2025Largest: $34,031 to ATHENS AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT — bridges across borders for 5th graders
Largest: $166,750 to CHICAGO JESUIT ACADEMY — earmarked for 2 full scholarships for two incoming 5th graders (class of 2026).earmarked for 4 full scholarships for two incoming 5th graders (class of 2030)
Largest: $39,200 to BIRMINGHAM ZOO INC — zooschool is a one-week stem-based experiential program focused on conservation, environmental and animal interaction-related topics. annually, over 750 students (7th graders) from…
The Chicago Community TrustChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
5 matching grants · $108,200 · through 2022Largest: $20,600 to Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinsons Research — general operating support. support for parkinson's disease research. supporting the fundraising efforts of abbe temkin, team fox team grader, decalibron 2022
Largest: $55,000 to SEEAG — to provide third graders in the santa clarita valley and in santa maria with experimental field trips to a farm and for the office expansion in santa maria
Largest: $135,000 to GREAT LAKES MUSEUM OF SCIENCE ENVIRONMENT AND TECHNOLOGY — for the cle4sci collaborative for cmsd 6th, 7th and 8th graders in 2022-23
The Foundation for the Iowa CityIowa City, IACharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $2.5M · through 2024Largest: $936,657 to IOWA CITY COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT — restricted and unrestricted grants and contributions are made to the iowa city community school district to enhance educational opportunities for students in our district. the majo…
Largest: $50,000 to PITCH IN — to support the general operations of this organization, which engages with chicago public schools to ensure fourth- through eighth-graders develop the academic and social-emotional…
Stratford FoundationNeedham, MACharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $60,000 · through 2024Largest: $30,000 to Blessed Stephen Bellesini Academy — after-school and evening study programs for 5th - 8th graders.
Largest: $300,000 to FOUNDATION FOR THE CAROLINAS — general operating support for read charlotte, a collaborative, community-wide movement dedicated to increasing the % of third graders reading on grade level
Largest: $20,000 to Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy — reading mentorship program for 1st - 3rd graders
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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 →