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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 “indicated”
Where the money went
Largest: $285,000 to THE URBAN INSTITUTE — support for the national neighborhood indicators partnership
Largest: $1.5M to NEW VENTURE FUND — in support of a select pilot to achieve results by key indicators (spark) project for the colorado river sustainability campaign.
Conrad N Hilton FoundationWestlake Village, CA
7 matching grants · $2.8M · through 2024Largest: $560,000 to REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT BERKELEY — to support a regional analysis of data on los angeles county transition age foster youth through an outcomes monitoring platform and the transition-age youth research & evaluation …
Largest: $35,500 to BRIDGEPORT HOSPITAL — to be used for the general purpose of the indicated organization
Largest: $1.0M to URBAN INST — 80920 enhancing the impact of the national neighborhood indicators partnership to support strategies for equity in cities across the country
Largest: $250,000 to BEIJING GREEN FINANCE ASSOCIATION — for research on carbon emission accounting methods and environmental, social and governance information disclosure indicators and rating of listed companies to accelerate mandatory…
Commonwealth Foundation for CancerRichmond, VACharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $81.2M · through 2024Largest: $28.5M to COMMONWEALTH CANCER CONSORTIUM INC — support for multi-institutional research in cancer indications
Largest: $31,876 to BIG SANDY HEALTH CARE INC — support 50 patients enrolled in its chronic disease management program. each month for 12 months, patients will receive a $50 voucher to use at area markets to purchase produce and…
Fremont Area Community FoundationFremont, MICharity · may take applications
11 matching grants · $900,000 · through 2024Largest: $150,000 to Frey Management LLC — grant made to help create and preserve affordable housing in newaygo county. demand estimates indicate a need for up to 193 affordable rental units and up to 169 affordable for sal…
Largest: $500,000 to THE OPPORTUNITY INSTITUTE — for support of development of national equity indicators
Largest: $400,000 to THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA MERCED — to support two research projects: 1) to identify early indicators of problematic behavior among online colleges and 2) to assess how foundational elements of the federal financial …
Largest: $215,000 to JEWISH COMMUNAL FUND — to be used for general purpose of organization indicated
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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 →