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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 “however”
Where the money went
Largest: $116,600 to GREENEVILLE CITY SCHOOLS FOUNDATION — to provide financial support that the organization may use however it best sees fit.
Largest: $90,000 to FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH — to provide financial support that the organization may use however it best sees fit.
Women'S Philanthropic UnionCleveland Heights, OH
8 matching grants · $2.7M · through 2025Largest: $355,000 to FRIENDLY INN SETTLEMENT HOUSE INC — funding of general operations to enable organization to further its neighborhood settlement work largely centered in the carver housing project. this organization is independent of…
Largest: $50,000 to Charles Pankow Foundation — rga #04-23 steel mass timber hybrid diaphragms and vibration: aims to investigate the diaphragm and vibration behavior of steel-cross laminated timber clt floors. this research wil…
The Emanuel and Anna Hope FoundationSouth Charleston, WV
3 matching grants · $19,083 · through 2025Largest: $6,833 to PAWS OF SHELTER — providing care and love to homeless, abandoned and abused animalsin central texas.a no kill shelter that believes in 2nd chances. at paws, companion animals are givenmedical attent…
Nashville Predators FoundationNashville, TNCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $28,000 · through 2022Largest: $8,000 to BAREFOOT REPUBLIC — since 2000, barefoot republic has provided transformational camping experiences for more than 15,000 youth of 250 different ethnicities and awarded over $3 million in scholarships …
Largest: $12,000 to BERKSHIRE COUNTY REGIONAL HOUSING AUTHORITY — in collaboration with the massachusetts housing court, tpp works with property owners and tenants to determine whether a disabled tenant can be reasonably accommodated to preserve …
Largest: $7,300 to SEEDS OF PEACE — we are dedicated to the pursuit of peaceful change in communities divided by conflict. we recognize that there are many possible paths to peace. we do not prescribe or advocate for…
Center for International PolicyWashington, DCCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $245,800 · through 2022Largest: $130,903 to MIGHTY EARTH — these contributions are transfers to close out the respective program. usually the center's agreements with the organizations listed stipulate that the grantees must submit financi…
Maine Technology InstitutePortland, MECharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $125,000 · through 2022Largest: $75,000 to Tissue Plus LLC — due to the worldwide shortage in parent rolls of tissue and towel, it has become increasingly difficult to procure consistent or reasonably priced supplies of paper used to make fi…
Immunokids FoundationThe Woodlands, TX
2 matching grants · $30,000 · through 2023Largest: $15,000 to ESCUELA PRIMARA CUITLHUAC - NIOS EN ALEGRA AC — improve the area for healthy breakfast was ready and working for children to enjoy. however, when the hurricane came the community was badly impacted.
Langley for Families -Newport News, VACharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $20,000 · through 2024Largest: $10,000 to WILLIAMSBURG AREA MEALS ON WHEELS INC — contributed funds to assist local 501(c)(3) to meets its mission: williamsburg area meals on wheels was formed in 1974 to fight hunger and to serve the growing needs of our communi…
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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 →