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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 “jobseekers”
Where the money went
Largest: $75,000 to GOODWILL OF NORTH GEORGIA — grant support to improve outcomes for jobseekers.
Largest: $25,000 to THE HOPE PROGRAM — digital literacy training for low-income jobseekers
Largest: $30,000 to THE HOPE PROGRAM — digital literacy training for low-income jobseekers
Largest: $50,000 to MIDCOAST CONSTRUCTION ACADEMY — funding to support building expansion and to promote and educate students and jobseekers about the construction industry and develop skilled labor through pre-apprenticeships and a…
Wk Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI
2 matching grants · $300,000 · through 2022Largest: $150,000 to REGENTS OF NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY — provide community-designed, culturally relevant, trauma-informed training and workforce services to low-income jobseekers in dona ana county, new mexico in the manufacturing, wareh…
Largest: $375,000 to GOODWILL OF SOUTHWESTERN PENNSYLVANIA — to offer digital skills training to equip jobseekers with the knowledge and credentials necessary to strengthen employability and earning potential
Largest: $235,000 to HIRED — to advance shared power, prosperity, and participation for low-income jobseekers and families
Largest: $150,000 to APPLESEEDS ACADEMY — to support the general operations of this organization, which provides employment and digital-literacy training for jobseekers facing barriers to employment, including arab israeli…
Largest: $968,700 to ARTICLE 1 — reaching jobseekers with in-demand soft skills, in collaboration with government, alliance partners and clients, focused on closing employment gaps.
Helping Adults With Autism Perform and Excel CorpWeston, FLCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $81,025 · through 2024Largest: $81,025 to Aspiritech — in fy 2024, haape paid aspiritech for two separate cohorts that trained autistic adults in quality assurance. there were 16 graduates, of which 13 have accepted career positions. i…
Gitlab FoundationSan Francisco, CA
1 matching grant · $50,000 · through 2024Largest: $50,000 to INNOVATIVE POLICY LAB — for jobseekers and employers reemployment service portals
Largest: $12,000 to INCIGHT COMPANY — developing sustainable pathways to employment for disabled students and jobseekers
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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 →