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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.
5 funders with a record of paying for “irdf”
Where the money went
Largest: $50,000 to MIT — fund 3766600 irdf
Largest: $8,600 to Massachusetts Institute of Technolo — support of mit organizations: irdf frank denison '40 scholarship,amphibious achievement camp kesem
The Alexander Macomber MemorialSharon, MACharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $10,000 · through 2024Largest: $10,000 to MIT IRDF — quality housing for mit students
Community Foundation of the Napa ValleyNapa, CACharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $50,000 · through 2023Largest: $50,000 to MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY — for the irdf fund for delta tau delta restore and thrive capital campaign (fund #3766600)
Toledo Community FoundationToledo, OHCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $10,000 · through 2022Largest: $10,000 to MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY — independent residence development fund (irdf) for the wilg capital campaign
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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 →

