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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 “homeowners”
Where the money went
Homefree USALandover, MDCharity · may take applications
87 matching grants · $22.8M · through 2023Largest: $7.1M to NATL ASIAN AMERICAN COALITION — property purchased for renovation and sale to low and moderate income potential homeowners.
Largest: $50,000 to GRID ALTERNATIVES - CITY OF MADERA — assist in providing solar energy installation and cost savings to 10 low income homeowners in the city of madera. the city of madera experiences an air quality index signifcantly h…
Homeownership Education ResourcePierre, SDCharity · may take applications
26 matching grants · $1.0M · through 2024Largest: $109,090 to CONSUMER CREDIT COUNSELING SERVICES — homeowner education
The Housing Partnership NetworkBoston, MACharity · may take applications
28 matching grants · $516,379 · through 2023Largest: $50,001 to CHN HOUSING PARTNERS — housing stabilization (renter stabilization/eviction prevention & homeowner assistance/foreclosure prevention)
Largest: $200,000 to CHELSEA RESTORATION CORPORATION — homeowner support and retention services
Illinois Equal Justice FoundationChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
8 matching grants · $3.5M · through 2024Largest: $682,370 to DISPUTE RESOLUTION INSTITUTE — to provide mediation services for familiies in the 1st judicial circuit and to tenants, landlords and homeowners in housing disputes due to the pandemic in the 1st, 6th and 20th ju…
Largest: $50,000 to HABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF DUTCHESS COUNTY — towards repair and maintenance expenses to help existing homeowners, including mobile home owners, stay in their homes.
Largest: $250,000 to Consumer Credit Counseling Serivce of Delaware Valley — philadelphia homeowner sustainability program
Largest: $200,000 to HOUSING JUSTICE FOR ALL — to support organizing, outreach, and advocacy by the housing justice for all coalition and its 100+ member organizations working to prevent evictions and homelessness and provide r…
Largest: $25,000 to ATLANTA BELTLINE PARTNERSHIP INC — support to protect homeowners, especially long term black homeowners, on the southside of atlanta from predatory equity stripping practices
Largest: $315,000 to NEW YORK U COL OF GLOBAL PUB HLT — 81273 learning from cities developing initiatives to preserve wealth among homeowners of color through home repair
Largest: $150,000 to URBAN LEAGUE OF PHILADELPHIA — housing counseling, outreach and education sessions, cash grants to distressed renters and homeowners
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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 →