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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 “homeownership”
Where the money went
Largest: $1.5M to NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSING SERVICES OF BALTIMORE INC — advancing housing access and affordability of homeownership in west baltimore
Largest: $250,000 to COMMUNITY LOAN FUND OF NEW JERSEY — rental to homeownership conversion initiative
Largest: $500,000 to NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR LATINO COMMUNITY ASSET BUILDERS — keys to homeownership: unlocking opportunities for latino homeownership and preservation
The Chicago Community TrustChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
19 matching grants · $11.9M · through 2022Largest: $735,833 to Neighborhood Houseing Services of Chicago Inc — general operating support. in support of its leadership on the housing policy task force and its homeownership program. to support its strategic plan and work plan process for the …
Largest: $250,000 to VIA CDC — homeownership
Largest: $35,000 to NEW YORK MORTGAGE COALITION INC — the nymc homeownership program
Largest: $500,000 to LOCAL INITIATIVES SUPPORT CORPORATION — advance equity, address barriers to homeownership
Largest: $50,000 to African American Alliance for Home Ownership — to support homeownership for prosperity and equity (hope), a collaboration between the african american alliance for home ownership and bienestar focused on cultivating wealth and …
Largest: $2.5M to Habitat for Humanity of Minnesota Inc — for a recoverable grant to expedite deployment of newly appropriated homeownership investments grant program ($40m) and leverage expanded resources in workforce & affordable homeow…
Living Cities Inc the National CommunityWashington, DCCharity · may take applications
9 matching grants · $3.2M · through 2024Largest: $550,201 to CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE — bipoc homeownership and business starts and growth program support
Largest: $35,000 to KR COMMUNITY LAND TRUST — hire a homeownership program coordinator to support bipoc families from low-income households achieve homeownership in crook, deschutes, and jefferson counties
Largest: $100,000 to MONTANA HOMEOWNERSHIP NETWORK DBA NEIGHBORWORKS MONTANA — financial literacy
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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 →