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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.

1 funder with a record of paying for “humanservicesprograms”

Where the money went

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The Kelsey Family Foundation → Broad Street Ministries: $45K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Kelsey Family Foundation → New Horizons Senior Center: $15K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Kelsey Family Foundation → The Salvation Army Vero Beach: $15K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Kelsey Family Foundation → United Way of Indian River County: $5K across 2 grants, latest 2023The Kelsey Family Foundation: $80K on this topic. Open the funder.The Kelsey Family Foundation$80KBroad Street Ministries: received $45K on this topicBroad Street Ministries$45KNew Horizons Senior Center: received $15K on this topicNew Horizons Senior Center$15KThe Salvation Army Vero Beach: received $15K on this topicThe Salvation Army Vero Beach$15KUnited Way of Indian River County: received $5K on this topicUnited Way of Indian River Coun…$5K
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Source: IRS Form 990-PF Part XV and Form 990 Schedule I, tax years 20192025. 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 →