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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 “heard”
Where the money went
The Chicago Community TrustChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
11 matching grants · $169,250 · through 2023Largest: $23,050 to Prison Fellowship Ministries — unrestricted support ($2,000) and support for angel tree ($1,000), angel tree ministries christmas contribution as heard on the officer tatum show, general operating support, suppo…
Largest: $600,000 to MORE PERFECT UNION FOUNDATION — core support to ensure that working people are seen and heard in media coverage and public debates
Largest: $100,000 to COMMUNITY VOICES HEARD — to organize tenants to win public investment in preserving public housing, and to hold new york city housing authoritys leadership accountable.
Largest: $25,000 to HEARD NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM AND — general operating
Tides FoundationSan Francisco, CACharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $440,000 · through 2024Largest: $200,000 to GIRL BE HEARD INSTITUTE — equity, human rights, and economic empowerment
Largest: $350,000 to HEARD MUSEUM — heard museum 2021-24 renewal: american indian master artist workshop series
Voices of Community Activists & LeadersBrooklyn, NYCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $313,350 · through 2024Largest: $95,000 to COMMUNITY VOICES HEARD — to support upstate downstate housing alliances campaigns and develop members community leadership skills
Largest: $100,000 to HEARD MUSEUM — art education
Georgia Court Appointed SpecialAtlanta, GACharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $247,743 · through 2024Largest: $74,340 to CASA OF TROUP & HEARD CO — volunteer advocacy for children
Largest: $105,000 to THE HEARD MUSEUM — program support
Largest: $2.2M to HEARD-CRAIG WOMEN'S CLUB TRUST — unrestricted general
Swig FoundationSan Francisco, CA
4 matching grants · $100,000 · through 2024Largest: $25,000 to WOMEN'S MEDIA CENTER — works with the media to ensure that womens stories are told and womens voices are heard.
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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 →