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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 “jayhawk”
Where the money went
Largest: $313,369 to BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA - JAYHAWK COUNCIL — unrestricted general
Largest: $330,000 to KANSAS UNIVERSITY ENDOWMENT ASSOCIATION — jayhawk achievement fund
Largest: $12,000 to BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA JAYHAWK AREA COUNCIL — general donation
Largest: $5,000 to KANSAS UNIVERSITY ENDOWNMENT ASSOCI — jayhawk welcome center campaign
United Way of the Flint HillsEmporia, KSCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $23,000 · through 2024Largest: $12,000 to JAYHAWK AREA COUNCIL BSA — client assistance
Topeka Community FoundationTopeka, KSCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $18,600 · through 2024Largest: $9,600 to JAYHAWK AREA AGENCY ON AGING INC — health, general
Largest: $10,000 to JAYHAWK AREA AGENCY ON AGING — health & human services
Largest: $10,000 to Jayhawk Area Council — grant - to support the mission of the organization
Largest: $2,000 to USD346 Jayhawk Linn Elementary — support for healthy lifestyle programs in k-12 schools.
Largest: $10,000 to Jayhawks House — general financial support
United Way of Kaw ValleyTopeka, KSCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $6,972 · through 2024Largest: $6,972 to SCOUTING AMERICA JAYHAWK AREA CNCL — pgm op cost, gen sup
Stormont-Vail FoundationTopeka, KSCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $8,750 · through 2023Largest: $8,750 to JAYHAWK AREA COUNCIL BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA — community charitable support on behalf of stormont-vail healthcare
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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 →