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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 “ican”
Where the money went
AlliancechicagoChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
15 matching grants · $1.5M · through 2024Largest: $208,460 to FRIEND HEALTH — clinical directors network grant, research engagement and partnerships in reproductive and maternal health outcomes (repro), optimizing patient navigation for perinatal care, the c…
Veterans United FoundationColumbia, MOCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $35,450 · through 2025Largest: $11,000 to ICAN SHINE INC — ican bike camp - fulton, mo
Largest: $75,000 to ICAN (International Cancer Advocacy Network) — program support
Valley of the Sun United WayPhoenix, AZCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $261,732 · through 2024Largest: $74,755 to ICAN Positive Programs for Youth — program support
Community Foundation of North TexasFort Worth, TXCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $200,000 · through 2024Largest: $50,000 to ICAN - INFORMED CONSENT ACTION NETWORK — for general purposes
Largest: $50,000 to ICAN — support nonprofit recovery to offset covid-19 crisis impacts.
Sisters of Charity Foundation of CantonCleveland, OHCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $903,064 · through 2024Largest: $486,419 to ICAN Housing — human services
Largest: $153,267 to ICAN — foundation contribution
Largest: $300,000 to ICAN Improving Chandler Area Neighborhoods — donation to expand the number of students in the existing mesa school programs.
Stark Community FoundationCanton, OHCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $326,500 · through 2024Largest: $175,000 to ICAN INC — human service
Fleshman-Pratt FoundationWinston Salem, NC
4 matching grants · $26,000 · through 2025Largest: $7,000 to iCan House — community welfare
The United Way of Lee CountyFort Myers, FLCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $270,000 · through 2023Largest: $90,000 to AHF ICAN — allocation for general support
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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 →

