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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 “immediate”
Where the money went
Largest: $2,000 to STORE TO DOOR — 2023 year-end immediate need gift
Largest: $25,000 to SOUTHWEST FLORIDA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION — to respond to immediate, critical needs that arise in the community
Largest: $5.0M to COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA — to provide immediate relief in western north carolina in the aftermath of hurricane helene.
InvestedRenton, WACharity · may take applications
20 matching grants · $222,781 · through 2024Largest: $40,820 to RAINIER BEACH HIGH SCHOOL — immediate assistance to students
First Fidelity Bank Family Foundation CoOklahoma City, OK
19 matching grants · $57,160 · through 2025Largest: $10,000 to Cory Trent — financial assistance to first fidelity bank employees & their immediate family
Conrad N Hilton FoundationWestlake Village, CA
12 matching grants · $6.3M · through 2023Largest: $1.0M to OXFAM-AMERICA INC — to help provide immediate lifesaving assistance to 26,000 families in sindh and baluchistan provinces affected by the 2022 pakistan floods
Largest: $1.0M to HAWAII ISLAND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION — to support this organization with working capital funding that will immediately support the development of 90 affordable rental units and 40 homeownership opportunities for low-inc…
Largest: $100,000 to GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY — to support research fellowships for experts with immediate private sector experience at the institute for data, democracy and politics.
South Haven Community FoundationSouth Haven, MICharity · may take applications
13 matching grants · $258,509 · through 2023Largest: $73,500 to SENIOR SERVICES OF VAN BUREN COUNTY INC — immediate needs
Largest: $300,000 to Lutheran Services Florida — to provide comprehensive and socially integrated services for refugess that are holistic, culturally competent, collaborative, and responsive to immediate needs.
The Chicago Community TrustChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
10 matching grants · $5.1M · through 2023Largest: $590,400 to Center For Neighborhood Technology — general operating support, support for activities on the south side of chicago, unrestricted, to support administrative activities required to pursue a city of chicago contract on …
Largest: $15,000 to ONE SUMMIT INC — evolved to provide assistance, including immediate financial aid, educations, and ongoing support for all public safety members and their families.
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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 →