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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 “joint”
Where the money went
United Negro College FundWashington, DCCharity · may take applications
154 matching grants · $218.3M · through 2024Largest: $7.9M to SPELMAN COLLEGE — grants & scholarships, area office joint campaign
Largest: $100,000 to THE JOINT CENTER FOR POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC STUDIES INC — core support for joint center to shape worker/workforce narratives in current policy conversations, with a focus on centering black and immigrant workers
The San Francisco FoundationSan Francisco, CACharity · may take applications
26 matching grants · $3.8M · through 2024Largest: $230,000 to HEALTHY BLACK FAMILIES INC — program - for general operating support to provide housing and health education and resources for low-income black families in alameda and contra costa county. program - for genera…
Joint Restoration FoundationCentennial, COCharity · may take applications
21 matching grants · $5.1M · through 2024Largest: $1.2M to COMMUNITY TISSUE SERVICES — grant to support joint restoration foundation's mission
Idaho Community FoundationBoise, IDCharity · may take applications
22 matching grants · $402,208 · through 2024Largest: $65,000 to HOMEDALE JOINT SCHOOL DISTRICT #370 — support general operations for education
Largest: $3.9M to AMERICAN JEWISH JOINT DISTRIBUTION COMMITTEE INC — to support two of this organizations initiatives: eshel, which helps older adults age with independence and quality of life, and tevet, which provides workforce training to a range…
John D and Catherine T MacArthur Foundation (Consolidated)Chicago, IL
16 matching grants · $3.7M · through 2024Largest: $50,000 to JOINT CENTER FOR POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC STUDIES INC — in support of the annual joint center summit
Largest: $50,000 to IMPACT CAPITAL MANAGERS INSTITUTE INC — support new frontiers in value creation - icm-tideline joint research initiative
United Way of Lancaster CountyLancaster, PACharity · may take applications
16 matching grants · $627,390 · through 2024Largest: $112,384 to LANCASTER COUNTY HOUSING & REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITIES — joint funding & admin efsp
Largest: $500,000 to JOINT CTR FOR POLITICAL & ECON STUDIES — 80740 general operating support for the joint center for political and economic studies, 2023-2025
Foundation for California CommunitySacramento, CACharity · may take applications
14 matching grants · $2.0M · through 2024Largest: $328,809 to GAVILAN JOINT CCD — fresh success: grant
Largest: $552,190 to HILLEMAN LABORATORIES SINGAPORE PTE LTD MSD-WELLCOME TRUST JOINT VENTURE — vaccine development
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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 →