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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 “howie”
Where the money went
Largest: $50,000 to GOL HOWIES HOUSE — mission purpose
Largest: $8,500 to Forgotten Cats Inc — sabrina howie's cats
Transplant FoundationPhiladelphia, PACharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $1.9M · through 2024Largest: $652,683 to TRANSPLANT HOUSE — gift of life howie's house operations
Largest: $25,000 to GIFT OF LIFE HOWIE'S HOUSE — tax exempt purpose
Trustees of the University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PACharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $150,972 · through 2024Largest: $100,553 to GIFT OF LIFE HOWIE'S HOUSE — support prgm srvs
Seattle FoundationSeattle, WACharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $20,000 · through 2024Largest: $20,000 to IMPACT ON EDUCATION — to support the howie scholarship.
Largest: $150,000 to 80WSE GALLERY — to support the production and programs of the exhibition eastern legacies: the asian american art movement on the east coast (1968-present) at 80wse gallery, curated by howie chen,…
Silicon Valley Community FoundationMountain View, CACharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $50,000 · through 2024Largest: $50,000 to Gift of Life Howies House — human services
Phillies CharitiesPhiladelphia, PACharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $40,000 · through 2024Largest: $40,000 to GIFT OF LIFE HOWIE'S HOUSE — support exempt mission
Largest: $25,000 to CATHOLIC CHARITIES SETON CENTER — toward expenses of the seton center in princess anne, md to provide outreach and shelter services, in memory of kenneth howie, iii.
Rancho Santa Fe FoundationRancho Santa Fe, CACharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $15,000 · through 2024Largest: $15,000 to HOWIE'S HOUSE — social services
Largest: $10,000 to TRANSPLANT HOUSE - GIFT OF LIFE HOWIE'S HOUSE — provide transplant families a place to stay at no cost while their loved one is in the hosp
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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 →