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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 “isolation”
Where the money went
Largest: $455,050 to NORTHWEST NEIGHBORS VILLAGE — social isolation
Largest: $400,000 to World Wildlife Fund Inc — to build demonstration projects and regional coordination for the expansion of renewable energy access in isolated amazon communities in colombia, bolivia and suriname.
Largest: $45,000 to KESHET — to support a program that allows isolated ethiopian older adults to garden, exercise, socialize, and participate in intergenerational enrichment activities to reduce isolation and …
Largest: $15,000 to PINE CASTLE — reducing isolation for adults with differences
Largest: $411,970 to MERCY CARE FOR THE ADIRONDACKS INC — decrease social isolation and improve social care and healthcare access for older adults
Largest: $515,000 to FLOATING DOCTORS — health care services, supplies and experience to isolated areas and developing world
Largest: $100,000 to INSTITUTE ON AGING — companioa: reducing social isolation in dementia
Largest: $40,000 to CHINESE FOR AFFIRMATIVE ACTION — lavender phoenix - advancing trans and queer api health: to train and support transgender and non-binary asians and pacific islanders in the san francisco bay area to provide free,…
Largest: $100,000 to SEAMAAC — new support for roots of happiness, which provides culturally competent mental health support, cultural connection for isolated, often non-english speaking immigrant elders.
Meals On Wheels TexasAustin, TXCharity · may take applications
7 matching grants · $134,380 · through 2024Largest: $41,460 to NUTRITION & SERVICES FOR SENIORS — support programs addressing food insecurity, social isolation, and behavioral health
Largest: $400,000 to UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL — isolating islets to understand alpha cell dysfunction and hypoglycemia
The Human Services Alliance of Greater Prince WilliamManassas, VACharity · may take applications
5 matching grants · $2.0M · through 2023Largest: $825,000 to Edu-Futuro — funds were used to help multigenerational and linguistically isolated immigrant and latino households (especially those left out of other relief efforts) to pay for rent, utilities…
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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 →