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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 “habits”
Where the money went
Largest: $25,000 to THE HIGHLAWN COMMUNITY ALLIANCE — address barriers to healthy lifestyles for highlawn residents by promoting pedestrian-friendly infrastructure and providing community fitness activities and safety education. in pa…
Oda Primary Health Care NetworkBrooklyn, NYCharity · may take applications
8 matching grants · $585,000 · through 2024Largest: $150,000 to MACHNEH RAV TOV — to educate children regarding the importance of health at a young age, so that they can develop good health habits for the future.
United Way of SouthernBrownsville, TXCharity · may take applications
8 matching grants · $250,000 · through 2024Largest: $45,000 to BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF LOS FRESNOS — power hour tutorials and homework help and triple play healthy habits
Largest: $138,333 to TRUSTEES OF PURDUE UNIVERSITY — for research into the origin of life on earth and on other habitable worlds
National Fish and Wildlife FoundationWashington, DCCharity · may take applications
6 matching grants · $443,519 · through 2021Largest: $238,057 to SANDHILLS TASK FORCE — improving grassland habit
American Academy of PediatricsItasca, ILCharity · may take applications
5 matching grants · $472,103 · through 2023Largest: $148,720 to FLORIDA CHAPTER - AAP — covid-19 immunization; disaster preparedness; project firstline; covid-19 partnership; pmhca program; food insecurity; 23/24 soid ; suicide prevention; ephp; measles grant; healthy…
The Sprouts Healthy CommunitiesPhoenix, AZCharity · may take applications
6 matching grants · $70,950 · through 2024Largest: $20,000 to BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF FONTANA — healthy habits
Largest: $27,500 to CONSEQUENCE OF HABIT — to support veterans
Largest: $175,000 to BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF CHEYENNE — healthy habits program and suicide prevention
Thomas Dubois Hormel FoundationFort Lauderdale, FL
4 matching grants · $200,000 · through 2025Largest: $50,000 to WELLNESS IN THE SCHOOLS — to provide kids with healthy habits to learn and live better
Largest: $1.3M to CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY — planetary context of habitability and exobiology
Harnett County Partnership for ChildrenLillington, NCCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $2.7M · through 2023Largest: $1.4M to Harnett County Public Schools — nc pre-k, healthy habits, step
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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 →