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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.

3 funders with a record of paying for “humantiarian”

Where the money went

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Preston G Hughes Foundation Inc → Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Da: $184K across 2 grants, latest 2024The Brandenburg Family Foundation → Rotary Club of San Jose Foundation: $45K across 3 grants, latest 2024Richard and Lauren Krulik Foundation Inc → Jewish Institute for National Security of America: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2023Preston G Hughes Foundation Inc: $184K on this topic. Open the funder.Preston G Hughes Foundation I…$184KThe Brandenburg Family Foundation: $45K on this topic. Open the funder.The Brandenburg Family Founda…$45KRichard and Lauren Krulik Foundation Inc: $5K on this topic. Open the funder.Richard and Lauren Krulik Fou…$5KChurch of Jesus Christ of Latter-Da: received $184K on this topicChurch of Jesus Christ of Latte…$184KRotary Club of San Jose Foundation: received $45K on this topicRotary Club of San Jose Foundat…$45KJewish Institute for National Security of America: received $5K on this topicJewish Institute for National S…$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 →