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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 “guardian”
Where the money went
The Community Foundation forJacksonville, FLCharity · may take applications
28 matching grants · $738,615 · through 2024Largest: $25,000 to THE GUARDIAN CATHOLIC SCHOOLS INC — designated for guardian preschool program.
Largest: $3,000 to SAN DIEGO STATE GUARDIAN SCHOLARS — guardian scholars program
In-N-Out Burgers FoundationIrvine, CACharity · may take applications
12 matching grants · $148,000 · through 2024Largest: $15,000 to UC RIVERSIDE GUARDIAN SCHOLARS PROGRAM — uc riverside guardian scholars program
Guardian Trust FoundationClearwater, FLCharity · may take applications
14 matching grants · $564,942 · through 2025Largest: $89,942 to OFFICE OF PUBLIC GUARDIAN - NORTH FLORIDA — participating organization
Largest: $150,000 to CENTRAL COUNCIL OF THE TLINGIT AND HAIDA INDIAN TRIBES OF ALASKA — environmental - seacoast indigenous guardians network
The San Francisco FoundationSan Francisco, CACharity · may take applications
8 matching grants · $735,816 · through 2024Largest: $502,016 to THE UNIVERSITY CORPORATION SAN FRANCISCO STATE — to assist needy students. to support the metro college success program. in support of project rebound at san francisco state university. for the transfer scholarship program. for t…
Pinpoint FoundationSan Fransisco, CA
7 matching grants · $55,750 · through 2024Largest: $12,750 to THE UNIVERSITY CORPORATION SAN FRANCISCO STATE — guardian scholars program
Band FoundationWilmington, DE
7 matching grants · $1.3M · through 2024Largest: $350,000 to GUARDIAN ORG FOUNDATION — age of extinction
Jewish Federation of ClevelandCleveland, OHCharity · may take applications
8 matching grants · $225,328 · through 2024Largest: $48,550 to CITY CLUB OF CLEVELAND — general support, guardians of free speech campaign
Largest: $50,000 to GUARDIANS OF SOUND INC — for creative learning project support of guardians of sound to lead the hip hop orchestra youth music instruction program and associated youth music programs for one year
Largest: $10,000 to CORPORACION ADMINISTRATIVA DE FORMACION Y CONSTRUCCION — to strengthen the work of the technical secretariat of the collegiate body of guardians of the atrato river land to carry out a campaign tour of a delegation of guardians
Largest: $100,000 to The University Foundation at CSUS — guardian scholars ($50k scholarships, $50k programs)
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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 →