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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 “guided”
Where the money went
Largest: $10,867 to AVALERE HLT — 76530 establishing a coordinating center to guide research for health systems transformation in improving care for populations with complex needs
Institute for Nonprofit NewsBeverly Hills, CACharity · may take applications
50 matching grants · $1.4M · through 2024Largest: $66,000 to ALTERNATIVE NEWSWEEKLY FND — inn support - labs, & election guid
Georgia Center for Oncology Research and EducationAtlanta, GACharity · may take applications
15 matching grants · $880,719 · through 2024Largest: $209,249 to Hospital Authority of Valdosta and Lowndes County — study of ctdna guided therapy in colrectoal cancer
Largest: $1.8M to SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION — in support of the development and dissemination of online community research guides for youth to learn about water and agriculture and apply this knowledge to inform local communit…
Delta Gamma FoundationColumbus, OHCharity · may take applications
17 matching grants · $598,653 · through 2024Largest: $95,245 to GUIDE DOGS FOR THE BLIND — aid for blind
Largest: $64,000 to ISRAEL GUIDE DOG CENTER FOR THEBLIND — general operating
Largest: $500,000 to WAYNE METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCY — for the detroit residents first fund, a collaborative that supports residents and neighborhood-based organizations to strengthen their leadership skills, expand civic infrastructur…
Largest: $283,731 to BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE — multi-regional neuronal dynamics of memory-guided flexible behavior
Seattle FoundationSeattle, WACharity · may take applications
15 matching grants · $302,419 · through 2024Largest: $176,089 to URBAN INSTITUTE — to support the development of the gender data guide
Largest: $147,500 to STATE BOARD FOR COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGES — hei1950 guided pathways
Largest: $1.0M to MIAMI DADE COLLEGE — guided by the philosophy of mdc founder, colonel mitchell wolfson, to create a vibrant community for all of us by educating miami dade countys current and future residents, mdc fou…
The Community Foundation for Greater NewNew Haven, CTCharity · may take applications
9 matching grants · $320,688 · through 2024Largest: $114,000 to GUIDING EYES FOR THE BLIND — to support the cost to train 1 guiding eyes team, and ongoing follow-up support for 4 teams who are experiencing visual impairments.
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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 →