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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 “hotline”
Where the money went
Largest: $10,000 to NATIONAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HOTLINE — invoice for the hotlines 25th anniversary event sponsorship
Largest: $67.3M to NAF HOTLINE FUND — program support
Legal Aid SocietyLouisville, KYCharity · may take applications
9 matching grants · $169,333 · through 2024Largest: $90,582 to LEGAL AID OF THE BLUEGRASS — to create a coordinated, statewide hotline for individuals to seek custody & visitation advice. in addition to the custody hotline the money was to fund a client management system.
Largest: $20,000 to KAN-WIN (Korean American Women in Need) — for general operating support. kan-win serves asian american domestic violence and sexual assault survivors in chicago and suburbs. programs include multi-lingual crisis hotline, l…
Houston Immigration Legal ServicescollabHouston, TXCharity · may take applications
5 matching grants · $347,714 · through 2025Largest: $170,514 to Boat People SOS Inc — hotline, healthcare, citizenship
Largest: $200,000 to CHILDHELP USA — residential treatment programs, advocacy centers, foster family and adoption agencies, hotlines
Illinois Equal Justice FoundationChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $750,000 · through 2024Largest: $220,000 to EQUIP FOR EQUALITY — to provide legal information and advice on special education issues via a statewide hotline. to provide outreach to disabled people impacted by criminalization of cannabis.
Largest: $10,000 to Summit Advocates — general operating support to provide housing, legal advocacy, a hotline, and outreach opportunities for victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, and trauma.
Missouri Gaming AssociationJefferson City, MOCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $301,175 · through 2025Largest: $85,175 to PROVIDENT - LIFE CRISIS SERV — provide telephonic hotline
Women Donors NetworkSan Francisco, CACharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $398,000 · through 2024Largest: $100,000 to NATIONAL WOMEN'S HEALTH NETWORK — general support for miscarriage & abortion hotline
Building Material ThriftBellevue, IDCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $90,486 · through 2024Largest: $45,000 to THE CRISIS HOTLINE — to support crisis intervention and hotline services.
Dollar General Literacy FoundationGoodlettsville, TNCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $70,000 · through 2025Largest: $20,000 to HOMEWORK HOTLINE — homework hotline mat
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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 →