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Find who already funds work like yours.
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 “herty”
Where the money went
Largest: $20,000 to UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA ENGINEERING COLLEGE — educational purpose - professor herty scholarship
Largest: $8.5M to HERTIE SCHOOL CENTRE FOR INTERNATIONAL SECURITY — to achieve charitable purpose
Largest: $510,729 to HERTIE SCHOOL — to provide general support
Largest: $3,000 to PRINCEN SAMMY EDUFUL & HERTY FOUNDATION — funding to provide immediate financial support, hunger relief and food security for children, families, and seniors
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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 →