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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 “idds”
Where the money went
Friends of Mhmra of Harris CountyHouston, TXCharity · may take applications
14 matching grants · $464,129 · through 2023Largest: $100,000 to THE HARRIS CENTER FOR MENTAL HEALTH AND IDD — wellness area at 6160 grant
Developmental PathwaysAurora, COCharity · may take applications
13 matching grants · $334,210 · through 2024Largest: $76,800 to EXCEPTIONAL KIDS INC DBA HIGHPOINTE SERVICES — enhancing independence for individuals with idd
Largest: $500,000 to TRIADD FOUNDATION INC — enhance care coordination and whole-person service delivery for individuals with idd
Largest: $60,000 to LifeLab Kids Foundation — to support a pre-vocational program to help prepare youth with idd for future employment opportunities
Largest: $65,000 to Casa Esperanza Incdba Hope House of Austin — assistance in purchasing a new van for the idd clients living in the home
Largest: $31,197 to HEARTS UP FOR IDD — program support
Episcopal Health FoundationHouston, TXCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $1.1M · through 2024Largest: $750,000 to The Harris Center for Mental Health and IDD — support comprehensive clinics
Largest: $19,778 to CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY — special need / idd solutions hub funding
United Health FoundationEden Prairie, MN
2 matching grants · $1.0M · through 2024Largest: $752,905 to THE ARC OF THE UNITED STATES — navigating co-occurring intellectual and developmental disabilities (idd) and mental health (mh) needs
Largest: $180,000 to Missouri Coalition for Oral Health — the purpose of this grant is to support the missouri coalition for oral health in continuing the design and implementation of a dental alternative payment model (apm) for people wi…
Largest: $40,197 to Community Homes for Adults Inc — to help address the need for safe, supportive housing and services for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (idd).
Concerts for a CauseCarmel, INCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $68,500 · through 2024Largest: $35,500 to SAME AS U — helping individuals with idd live the life they imagine.
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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 →