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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 “indirect”
Where the money went
Largest: $82,701 to YOUNG ISRAEL BETH EL OF BORO PARK — educational support and indirect financial aid for the poor
Spelman CollegeAtlanta, GACharity · may take applications
10 matching grants · $200,869 · through 2024Largest: $35,999 to University of Maryland Eastern Shore — salary, fringe and indirect costs etc. for research on nsf grant 24229
Community Foundation of North TexasFort Worth, TXCharity · may take applications
10 matching grants · $1.4M · through 2023Largest: $200,000 to WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY — to support research in dr. timothy miller's lab. rainwater prize award - no indirects are to be taken from this grant. reference #3857-32159. contact - erika jaques, mpa - erika.ja…
CiacoAnderson, IN
9 matching grants · $138,782 · through 2025Largest: $34,456 to ANDREWS UNIVERSITY — provided indirect scholarships to various organizations through direct payment of tuition, books, etc.
Largest: $24,500 to PETALUMA PEOPLE SERVICES CENTER — indirect assistance
Largest: $37,826 to UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES — indirect cost
Largest: $551,853 to INDIRECT CONTRIBUTIONS — providing financial assistance to individuals in arlington, ma who have a cancer diagnosis
American Association for MarriageAlexandria, VACharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $920,000 · through 2025Largest: $275,000 to FOUNDATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF HUMAN SYSTEMS — grant to cover costs of indirects for mfp
Camber FoundationRaleigh, NCCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $364,000 · through 2024Largest: $131,000 to UNC CHAPEL HILL OFFICE OF SPONSORED RESEARCH — expanding ncgrowth's entrepreneurship programming in southeastern nc; restricted against college and university overhead and indirect cost; unc project reference number 25-1308
Oklahoma State Troopers AssociationYukon, OKCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $108,500 · through 2024Largest: $48,500 to OKLAHOMA STATE TROOPERS ASSOCIATION FOUNDATION — to provide indirect funding for the cadet lawman academy scholarships
Largest: $158,075 to MARYLAND U OF COL PARK — 81398 investigating best practices for equitable funding of minority serving institutions, focusing on the impact of a higher indirect cost rate
Townsend Harris Alumni AssociationNew York, NYCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $337,116 · through 2023Largest: $170,662 to Townsend Harris High School — this was indirectly spent for programs for townsend harris high school students. for example payments directly paid to a hotel for students to attend a robotics competition.
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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 →