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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 “inspiration”
Where the money went
The Catholic Community Fund ofBraintree, MACharity · may take applications
104 matching grants · $9.8M · through 2022Largest: $291,595 to INSPIRING HOPE ST CATHERINE NORWOOD (302) — inspiring hope campaign distribution
Largest: $300,000 to VISION COMMUNICATIONS INTERNATIONAL — for inspiring others in generosity.
Swig FoundationSan Francisco, CA
34 matching grants · $300,928 · through 2024Largest: $1,000 to AUDUBON CANYON RANCH — inspired and informed communities use scientific knowledge to build a resilient, sustainable society that respects the intrinsic value of our natural world.
Largest: $50,000 to EL SISTEMA USASALINAS — committed to social change in our youth and communities through the inspiration, discipline, and performance of orchestral music.
Largest: $800,000 to NACA-INSPIRED SCHOOLS NETWORK — naca inspired schools network will spread the implementation of student-centered learning practices across the bush foundation region through their fellows program and other profes…
Largest: $10,000 to ClimbHI — climbhi's leadership exploration inspiration program is a workforce development program to inspire hawai'i's youth to select careers in the hawai'i visitor industry by providing th…
Lang Lang International MusicCliffside Park, NJCharity · may take applications
26 matching grants · $551,392 · through 2024Largest: $31,978 to CUYAHOGA COMMUNITY COLLEGE — keys of inspiration
Largest: $5,000 to JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF GREATER SOUTH CAROLINA — inspiring and preparing students for the future workforce through ja inspire virtual
Wk Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI
20 matching grants · $2.5M · through 2024Largest: $360,180 to NACA INSPIRED SCHOOLS NETWORK — increasing capacity in the dine community through a language nest, providing culturally aligned, wrap-around support for families and caregivers to connect families of young childr…
Largest: $1,000 to MUSICAL THEATRE FACTORY INC — to foster innovation of form and genre, and inspire civic discourse as a radical incubator, accelerator, and laboratory. we expand access to those who have traditionally not been g…
The Stanley & JoyceBeverly Hills, CA
19 matching grants · $1.1M · through 2024Largest: $250,000 to HOLOCAUST MUSEUM LA — to support the holocaust museum la which continues its mission to commemorate those who perished, honor those who survived, educate about the holocaust and inspire a more dignified…
Quad Cities Golf Classic CharitableEast Moline, ILCharity · may take applications
17 matching grants · $2.0M · through 2024Largest: $684,960 to QUAD CITY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA — inspire, entertain and engage the quad city community through superb symphonic music, music education and cultural leaderships
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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 →