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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 “hydropanels”

Where the money went

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Chan Soon-Shiong Family Foundation → San Carlos Apache Tribe: $586K across 1 grant, latest 2021Chan Soon-Shiong Family Foundation → Cutwini School South Africa: $558K across 2 grants, latest 2022Chan Soon-Shiong Family Foundation → Luphoko Village South Africa: $446K across 2 grants, latest 2022Chan Soon-Shiong Family Foundation → Lujazu Village South Africa: $335K across 2 grants, latest 2022Chan Soon-Shiong Family Foundation → Republic of Botswana (Lobu Smallstock Farm): $259K across 1 grant, latest 2021Chan Soon-Shiong Family Foundation → Mtambalala School South Africa: $149K across 2 grants, latest 2022Chan Soon-Shiong Family Foundation: $2.3M on this topic. Open the funder.Chan Soon-Shiong Family Found…$2.3MSan Carlos Apache Tribe: received $586K on this topicSan Carlos Apache Tribe$586KCutwini School South Africa: received $558K on this topicCutwini School South Africa$558KLuphoko Village South Africa: received $446K on this topicLuphoko Village South Africa$446KLujazu Village South Africa: received $335K on this topicLujazu Village South Africa$335KRepublic of Botswana (Lobu Smallstock Farm): received $259K on this topicRepublic of Botswana (Lobu Smal…$259KMtambalala School South Africa: received $149K on this topicMtambalala School South Africa$149K
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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 →