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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 “harnesses”
Where the money went
Largest: $479,408 to NEW YORK UNIVERSITY — 78440 expanding the city health dashboard's reach and depth while setting a new standard for harnessing a broader ecosystem of health-relevant data
Largest: $3.8M to INATURALIST — to enable inaturalist to realize its potential as a global scientific and conservation sensor by 2030, harnessing data from its user community and optimizing advances in machine le…
Largest: $615,000 to HARNESS COMMUNITY — general support and project support for institutional strengthening
Largest: $28,500 to HAR SINAI-OHEB SHALOM CONGREGATIION — music program
John D and Catherine T MacArthur Foundation (Consolidated)Chicago, IL
6 matching grants · $1.1M · through 2024Largest: $10,000 to HARNESS COMMUNITY — in support of harness community's mainstage event, a national convening of movement leaders, artists, policy advocates, and media and entertainment decision-makers
Wk Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI
6 matching grants · $3.2M · through 2022Largest: $100,000 to TRUESCHOOL STUDIO LLC — refine and scale a year-long capacity-building fellowship model for teams of both teachers and leaders in target districts within target states that utilize design-thinking process…
Largest: $324,064 to HARVARD COLLEGE — harnessing the maternal immune system to prevent the development of autism-like phenotypes in offspring
Largest: $200,000 to Community Partners — harnessing central texas large institution purchasing power for healthy food
John Templeton FoundationWest Conshohocken, PA
5 matching grants · $1.5M · through 2024Largest: $458,544 to YOUTHBUILD USA INC — character first: harnessing the power of love in promoting character development in youthbuild programs
Largest: $150,000 to HARNESS COMMUNITY — advancing justice and health equity through narrative change: to educate, inspire and activate a community of artists, cultural strategists, social justice advocates and entertainm…
United States Trotting AssociationWesterville, OHCharity · may take applications
6 matching grants · $202,910 · through 2024Largest: $57,940 to HARNESS RACING HALL OF FAME — promotion of the sport
Largest: $27,500 to HAR ZION TEMPLE — 2024 donation
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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 →