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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 “guidance”
Where the money went
Foundation for California CommunitySacramento, CACharity · may take applications
18 matching grants · $633,983 · through 2024Largest: $76,373 to KERN COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS — california college guidance initiative
The Institute for IntergovernmentalTallahassee, FLCharity · may take applications
13 matching grants · $561,817 · through 2024Largest: $23,947 to LEGISLATIVE ANALYSIS AND PUBLIC POLICY ASSOCIATION — research, prepare, and issue information sharing guidance documents related to opioid use
Largest: $447,890 to MINNESOTA JUSTICE RESEARCH CENTER — to support implementation of the recently-passed, omnibus supervision bill in minnesota, providing guidance and expertise to agency leaders, and monitoring implementation issues; f…
Largest: $110,102 to ANN & ROBERT H LURIE CHILDRENS HOSPITAL OF CHICAGO — ethics in the interim: learning from the covid-19 pandemic to develop ethical guidance for data and safety monitoring committees overseeing clinical trials
Largest: $300,000 to JOBS FOR THE FUTURE INC — support for translating the impact employer model to small business: research, guidance, and action to advance economic and racial equity
The Narbha InstituteFlagstaff, AZCharity · may take applications
10 matching grants · $2.2M · through 2023Largest: $769,611 to WEST YAVAPAI GUIDANCE CLINIC DBA POLARA — program support
The Chicago Community TrustChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $45.6M · through 2023Largest: $22.6M to Youth Guidance — general operating support, contribution to the jpmc the fellowship initiative, matching contribution made by polly eldringhoff, pgl employee. general operating support, matching th…
Conrad N Hilton FoundationWestlake Village, CA
8 matching grants · $7.4M · through 2024Largest: $2.7M to UNITED STATES FUND FOR UNICEF — to embed early childhood development within existing systems and service delivery mechanisms at national and sub-national levels in kenya, tanzania, and mozambique, and to provide …
Wk Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI
10 matching grants · $1.9M · through 2022Largest: $500,000 to NATIONAL CENTER FOR STATE COURTS — provide core support for blueprint for racial justice to transform state court processes to more effectively meet the needs and circumstances of families based on guidance from com…
Concordia Lutheran MinistriesfoundationCabot, PACharity · may take applications
7 matching grants · $3.6M · through 2024Largest: $20,000 to Family Guidance — general operating support for peer mentoring through camp scholarships.
National Alliance of State andWashington, DCCharity · may take applications
11 matching grants · $685,988 · through 2022Largest: $154,804 to WNCAP — develop a program to link ssp clients to medication assisted therapies, care for infectious disease, track navigation support and develop guidance on best practice
Largest: $450,000 to THIRD SECTOR NEW ENGLAND INC — core support for the building movement project to tackle the most significant social issues of our times by developing research, creating tools and training materials, providing gu…
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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 →