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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 “heros”
Largest: $10,000 to CAPE MAY COUNTY COAST GUARD COMMUNITY FOUNDATION — home runs for heroes
Gesa Community FoundationRichland, WACharity · may take applications
50 matching grants · $770,308 · through 2024Largest: $10,000 to BLUE HERO PROJECT — assistance to police local hero's
Veterans United FoundationColumbia, MOCharity · may take applications
42 matching grants · $1.1M · through 2025Largest: $20,000 to HEROES RANCHEROS — heroes helping heroes
Largest: $2,500 to K9 HEROES FOR HEROES — program support
Hero'S Cup HockeyHudson, MACharity · may take applications
25 matching grants · $471,247 · through 2025Largest: $56,250 to WORCESTER FIREFIGHTERS 6K — donation in support of the mission of healing heroes foundation
Gary Sinise FoundationFranklin, TNCharity · may take applications
23 matching grants · $1.1M · through 2024Largest: $25,000 to THE HEROES JOURNEY — heroes journey support grant
Towercares FoundationLaurel, MDCharity · may take applications
20 matching grants · $292,000 · through 2025Largest: $25,000 to HERO DOGS — towercares community hero
Largest: $50,000 to OKB HOPE FOUNDATION — cnn heroes program - to support the transformation of healthcare in ghana
Largest: $1,000 to SCHOLARS OF TEXARKANA — the scholars veteran's day "hometown heroes" exhibit
Communities Foundation of TexasDallas, TXCharity · may take applications
14 matching grants · $344,775 · through 2024Largest: $100,000 to GYROS FOR HEROES FOUNDATION — this grant is designated for general support.
Lowcountry Foundation for Wounded Military HerosBluffton, SCCharity · may take applications
7 matching grants · $2.1M · through 2025Largest: $410,000 to PGA Tour Charities Inc — to assist charities who support what we call wounded heroes. we define a wounded hero as post 9/11 combat wounded (purple heart recipients), those with traumatic brain injury or pt…
Largest: $19,950 to GLOBAL SOCCER HEROES INC — program/operating support
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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 →