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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.
4 funders with a record of paying for “herpes”
Where the money went
Zoological Society of CincinnatiCincinnati, OHCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $47,000 · through 2024Largest: $20,000 to HOUSTON ZOO — elephant herpes virus funding
Largest: $1,600 to HERP CONSERVATION GHANA (HERP-GHANA) — towards the establishment of a community-based amphibian sanctuary in the togo-volta hills
Community Foundation of North TexasFort Worth, TXCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $12,500 · through 2022Largest: $12,500 to LOST BALL CANINE RESCUE — $12,500 for the medical care and boarding of christian, a male german shepherd for severe heartworm and kidney disease ($4,054.56) and for the medical care and boarding of santana,…
Appalachian Forest Heritage AreaElkins, WVCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $6,788 · through 2024Largest: $6,788 to Friends of Blackwater — this project will plan and carry out a two-year series of free, guided outdoor field trips in the tucker-county-and-neighboring area, led by experienced guides with strong expertis…
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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 →