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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 “highest”
Where the money went
Largest: $180,000 to CORNELL UNIVERSITY — to help provide the highest level of academic excellence to the students.
Largest: $50,000 to COMMITTEE OF 1926 HISTORIC STRAWBERRY MANSION — for highest priority needs
Largest: $4.2M to OHIO UNIVERSITY — to support projects and programs determined to be of significant value to the community-at-large and of the highest priority to the foundation to help advance the heritage college …
The Stanley & JoyceBeverly Hills, CA
15 matching grants · $215,901 · through 2024Largest: $25,000 to YESHIVA GEDOLAH OF LOS ANGELES — to support providing our students with the highest level of education possible in both judaic and secular studies.
Association of Schools of Allied HealthWashington, DCCharity · may take applications
8 matching grants · $163,305 · through 2024Largest: $30,000 to UT HEALTH SAN ANTONIO — the purpose of the grant is too support innovative research projects with the highest potential to produce new knowledge and paradigms towards success in interprofessional collabor…
Largest: $200,000 to FORDHAM UNIVERSITY — fordham university, the jesuit university of new york, is committed to the discovery of wisdom and the transmission of learning, through research and through undergraduate, graduat…
Largest: $5,000 to BRITT MUSIC & ARTS FESTIVAL — to present and sponsor in southern oregon performing arts of the highest quality for the education
Largest: $500,000 to KU Endowment — to help provide the highest level of cancer research, prevention, treatment and survivorship programs and services.
Donors TrustAlexandria, VACharity · may take applications
8 matching grants · $125,000 · through 2024Largest: $25,000 to Moving Picture Institute — for the area of highest need
Largest: $160,738 to HEBREW ACADEMY OF TIDEWATER — to help provide the highest quality judaic and general studies education
Largest: $1.0M to MEDAL OF HONOR MUSEUM FOUNDATION — the national medal of honor museum foundation is a 501(c)(3) organization that designs, funds, builds, and maintains the national medal of honor museum and education center. the mu…
Tavia and Freda Gordon FamilyVirginia Beach, VACharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $180,000 · through 2024Largest: $45,000 to HEBREW ACADEMY OF TIDEWATER — to help provide the highest quality judaic and general studies education.
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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 →