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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 “hopeless”
Where the money went
Akron Community FoundationAkron, OHCharity · may take applications
5 matching grants · $368,384 · through 2024Largest: $194,750 to AKRON-CANTON REGIONAL FOODBANK — for the benefit of reaching above hopelessness and brokenness ministries inc. aka rahab ministries via the 2023 wish book to support trauma-informed training to staff working with …
Bartlesville Community FoundationBartlesville, OKCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $225,598 · through 2024Largest: $201,200 to LIGHTHOUSE OUTREACH CENTER — provide food, shelter, and clothing for homeless people that exhibit feelings of hopelessness.
Largest: $5,000 to FREEDOM HOUSE — service to hopeless & homeless
Largest: $30,000 to BOWERY MISSION — to minister in the new york metro area to men, women, and children caught in the cycles of poverty, hopelessness and dependencies of many kinds, and to see their lives transformed …
Largest: $12,500 to PARTNER'S IN HOPE — to empower communities to work together to eliminate social isolation and the hopelessness it causes
Largest: $18,000 to SALVATION ARMY — the salvation army, an international movement, is an evangelical part of the universal christian church. its message is based on the bible. its ministry is motivated by the love of…
Largest: $10,000 to THE BOWERY MISSION — to serve homeless and hungry new yorkers and provide services that meet their immediate needs and transform their lives from poverty and hopelessness to hope
Carolyn Smith FoundationHendersonville, TN
3 matching grants · $21,000 · through 2024Largest: $8,000 to AGAPE TO THE NATIONS — bringing hope to the hopeless
Largest: $5,000 to ALLIANCE COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE MINISTRIES OF GREATER HOUSTON — to support efforts to fight homelessness, hunger, and hopelessness
Largest: $1,200 to THE SALVATION ARMY TEXAS — the salvation army is an evangelical part of the universal christian church. our message is based on the bible, our ministry is motivated by the love of god, and our mission is to …
Sioux Falls Area Community FoundationSioux Falls, SDCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $39,000 · through 2024Largest: $7,500 to HOPE FOR THE HOPELESS ORGANIZATION H2O — general support, project support
The Community Foundation of Greater ChattanoogaChattanooga, TNCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $33,000 · through 2024Largest: $16,500 to Vision of Mercy — supporting the hopeless
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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 →