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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 “held”
Where the money went
Largest: $8,500 to American Public Human Services Association — support sponsorship for aphsa's economic mobility participatory research symposium being held on august 25, 2024 in portland, oregon
Largest: $45,000 to MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY — in support of a workshop to be held in honolulu, hi in october 2023 assembling a group of emergent phenomena in quantum systems (epiqs) grantees and researchers from south korea su…
George S and Dolores DoreSalt Lake City, UT
64 matching grants · $950,636 · through 2024Largest: $25,000 to SALT LAKE COMMUNITY COLLEGE — for a trustee sponsorship of the "gail miller utah leadership cup" golf tournament, to be held on september 9, 2024, benefitting student scholarships at the college
Largest: $95,000 to SCHOLARSHIP AMERICA — scholarships to senior students placing in ffa career development events held in richmond and blanco
Largest: $5,000 to SAFE HAVEN FAMILY SHELTER — the dancing with safe haven event (if held) otherwise general support. any benefits declined.
Largest: $2.1M to OLYMPIA COALITION FOR ECOSYSTEMS PRESERVATION — for acquisition & stewardship of land to be held & maintained for conservancy purposes in perpetuity
Largest: $250,000 to JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY — endowed gift to be held in perpetuity for a professorship beaing the name of the leona b. carpenter chair in health disparities
Largest: $320,000 to CHINA FRIENDSHIP FOUNDATION FOR PEACE AND DEVELOPMENT — core support for a concert to be held in shanghai to commemorate the 50th anniversary of president richard nixon's visit to china and the singing of the shanghai communique
West Harlem Development CorporationNew York, NYCharity · may take applications
10 matching grants · $212,508 · through 2024Largest: $35,568 to RIVERSIDE HAWKS HOPE HEALTH AND HOOPS CORPORATION — leadership summer camp (6 events held in july and august 2023) serving hundreds of youth
Largest: $150,000 to FLORIDA AGRICULTURAL & MECHANICAL UNIVERSITY — to support a planning effort to increase public access to collections held by the meek-eaton black archives, research center, and museum
Largest: $10,000 to LOUISIANA PIPELINERS ASSOCIATION — support toward recently held la pipeliners 1st annual bass tournament providing scholarships to students
Largest: $36,812 to WEST SKATE CONTEST — skate event held for in rincon puerto rico for children and youths of all ages. the first two winners of each category traveled to a skate camp in woodward pa for them to continue …
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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 →