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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 “hacker”
Where the money went
Largest: $100,000 to HACKS HACKERS — climate awareness projects
Largest: $11,937 to Hacker A — educational scholarship
Wikimedia FoundationSan Francisco, CACharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $155,250 · through 2024Largest: $100,000 to HACK HACKERS INC — to support work to further mission.
Largest: $2,500 to Teamsters Local 631 All Charities F — lunch sponsor for 14th annual hackers & slackers golf tournament 10/18/2024
Largest: $10,000 to Babson College — carol hacker student fund
Largest: $10,000 to HACKER LAB EDU — to further exempt organization's mission
Largest: $5,000 to TRILEO FOUNDATION — hackers for hearts
Safe Credit UnionFolsom, CACharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $20,000 · through 2024Largest: $20,000 to Hacker Lab EDU — q3 grant recipient - hacker lab edu
Largest: $10,000 to SOCIAL HACKER ACADEMY — offering 10 scholarships to greek people who reside outside of major big cities in greece. the students will participate in our 7-month blockchain career track
Largest: $25,000 to HACKER FUND — la2050 grants challenge (voter education support)
Largest: $22,222 to HACKS HACKERS — for support of the ai + open education initiative
Action for the Climate EmergencyBoston, MACharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $20,000 · through 2022Largest: $20,000 to HACKS HACKERS — climate advocacy
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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 →