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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 “influence”
Where the money went
Largest: $123,365 to George Washington U Sch of Pub Hlt & Hlt — 77254 studying the influence of medicaid managed c
Largest: $744,950 to CARNEGIE ENDOWMENT FOR INTERNATIONAL PEACE — core support its asia program to develop a research and convening initiative aimed at understanding the sources of china's growing influence in the global south and offering policy…
Largest: $150,000 to FRESHWATER FUTURE — support for citizen science data collection, community education, and advocacy to influence long-term equitable water planning and investment in southeast michigan.
Largest: $350,000 to University of Southern California — to provide support for a study that will generate nuanced insights and actionable recommendations, with the potential to inform and influence policy and practice within the educati…
Largest: $48,650 to Pinellas Education Foundation — to influence systems change a strategic partnership to further equitable educational outcomes, boost education quality for all pinellas county students, and have a baseline of data…
Largest: $400,000 to LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY — for support of a study on the influence of ethnic studies courses on student outcomes
Largest: $278,800 to REBOOT RX INC — to research stakeholders that influence whether repurposed generic drugs are ultimately prescribed for cancer patients, and to develop a strategy for driving adoption of new repurp…
Wk Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI
16 matching grants · $4.5M · through 2022Largest: $200,000 to THE ROOSEVELT INSTITUTE — influence popular narratives and inform policy debates through research and analysis and stakeholder engagement that prioritizes solutions and analysis that seek to close the racia…
Southern Alliance for Clean EnergyKnoxville, TNCharity · may take applications
15 matching grants · $1.1M · through 2024Largest: $300,000 to SACE ACTION FUND — influence clean ener
Conrad N Hilton FoundationWestlake Village, CA
11 matching grants · $6.5M · through 2024Largest: $215,500 to INSTITUTE FOR GLOBAL ENGAGEMENT — to increase catholic sisters and women-of-faith's capacity to assume greater leadership and influence in global affairs through the center for women, faith and leadership's hybrid …
Largest: $350,000 to THE ASPEN INSTITUTE INC — to provide programmatic support for the aspen new voices fellowship, a program, of the global innovators group, which aims to increase the global visibility and influence of expert…
Largest: $100,000 to R STREET INSTITUTE — support juvenile justice policy advocacy and influence activities nationally and in select states
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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 →