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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 “internship”
Where the money went
Largest: $35,000 to GENESYS WORKS — support gwncrs provide pathways to college and career through internships and training.
Ascendium Education SolutionsMadison, WICharity · may take applications
124 matching grants · $7.8M · through 2024Largest: $1.0M to THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA — grant, from training to employment: a multi-inquiry study of noncredit workforce training programs grant, improving college-career transitions: leveraging internships and campus ca…
Largest: $138,600 to CAMPUS CRUSADE FOR CHRIST INC — vision and call internship program (phase 10 - grant cycle 1)
Public Interest Law InitiativeChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
116 matching grants · $1.5M · through 2024Largest: $39,000 to Legal Aid Chicago — law student internships
Largest: $7,500 to SOUTH MIDDLESEX OPPORTUNITY COUNCIL INC — metrowest health internship - jim worthley
Society of ToxicologyReston, VACharity · may take applications
46 matching grants · $599,543 · through 2024Largest: $44,000 to RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE INTERNATIONAL — student internship - fellowship
Largest: $423,927 to UNIVERSITY OF NC CHAPEL HILL — 2024 non-profit internship program - ncgrowth (intern - michaela miles/uncg); for general operating support for kenan institute's ncgrowth program, the carolina college advising co…
Minnesota Hospital AssociationSaint Paul, MNCharity · may take applications
53 matching grants · $1.2M · through 2024Largest: $750,000 to MINNESOTA HOSPITAL FOUNDATION — internship program
Largest: $5,600 to STILLWATER NEWS PRESS — scholarship for internship program
Largest: $60,000 to READYCT — program grants - career pathway internships 2025-26
The Chicago Community TrustChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
33 matching grants · $15.4M · through 2022Largest: $1.1M to Teamwork Englewood — support for prep 2023 internship participation, support of teamwork englewood's capacity to build structure for mentorship and reverse mentorship curriculum for employees and youth…
Largest: $500,000 to UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT SANTA CRUZ — to support experiential learning opportunities that connect classroom curricula with hands-on training, including service learning, undergraduate research, and paid internships for…
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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 →