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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 “inhabitants”
Where the money went
Largest: $220,000 to CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF NORTHWEST FLORIDA — to promote the general welfare of the poor or needy inhabitants of escambia county, alabama and escambia county, florida without regard to race, creed or color.
Trustees of the New Castle CommonNew Castle, DECharity · may take applications
15 matching grants · $1.4M · through 2024Largest: $232,000 to CITY OF NEW CASTLE — to preserve and enhance the assets of tncc for the benefit of the inhabitants of new castle.
John D and Catherine T MacArthur Foundation (Consolidated)Chicago, IL
5 matching grants · $6.2M · through 2024Largest: $3.0M to Resource Centre for Human Rights & Civic Education — to coordinate, support, and enhance the capacity of original inhabitants in nigeria's federal capital territory, abuja.
Largest: $91,015 to INHABITANTS OF METHUEN — unrestricted general
Largest: $19,969 to THAYER HASTINGS — hastings, thayer (new york, graduate center, city u. of) "the demographic governance of non-citizenship: inhabiting the center of life in jerusalem"
Largest: $13,902 to INHABITANTS OF TOWN OF NANTUCKET — general operating
Largest: $25,000 to CFACT — to enhance the fruitfulness of the earth and all of its inhabitants
Largest: $25,000 to CFACT — to enhance the fruitfulness of the earth and all of its inhabitants
Largest: $10,000 to Aquarium of the Pacific — support of pacific ocean, its inhabitants and ecosystems
Largest: $10,000 to TROUT UNLIMITEDCOLDWATER CONSERVATION FUND — coldwater conservation fund projects to protect wild trout and the streams they inhabit
Arvest FoundationBentonville, AR
3 matching grants · $15,000 · through 2024Largest: $5,000 to Joplin Business and Industrial Development Corporation dba MOKAN Partnershi — to enhance the economic welfare of the inhabitants of the area by fostering greater employment and education opportunities
Largest: $33,000 to FERNBANK MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY — to inspire life-long learning of natural history through immersive programming and unmatched experiences to encourage a greater appreciation of our planet and its inhabitants.
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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 →