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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 “jose”
Where the money went
Largest: $200,000 to KIPP PUBLIC SCHOOLS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA — to support kipp through college (ktc) for silicon valley alumni and to support expanding ktc to over 3,000 total kipp silicon valley students and alumni from its existing high scho…
Silicon Valley Community FoundationMountain View, CACharity · may take applications
68 matching grants · $4.0M · through 2024Largest: $494,658 to Notre Dame High School San Jose — arts & culture
Largest: $49,951 to University of Texas-Rio Grande Vall — scholarships for ashley lugo (2,306), brenda hernandez (3,094), jacob resendiz (5,000), jose rojas (8,500), kimberly rivera (4,900), leslie gonzalez (3,651), miguel mascorro (20,00…
Largest: $377,000 to CITY OF SAN JOSE — to support the san jose city managers office in expanding the citys data leadership and capacity to make data-driven decisions, measure outcomes, protect digital privacy, and drive…
Largest: $300,000 to THE TOWER FOUNDATION OF SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY — for support of the institute for emancipatory education
Silicon Valley CreatesSan Jose, CACharity · may take applications
50 matching grants · $718,650 · through 2024Largest: $37,000 to SAN JOSE TAIKO — support the exempt purpose operations of the organization
Largest: $80,000 to KIWANIS CLUB OF SAN JOSE FOUNDATION — scholarship program
Largest: $250,000 to San Jose Museum of Art Association — families and communities
Largest: $100,000 to CRISTO REY SAN JOSE HIGH SCHOOL — support programs which empower students from underserved communities in san jose to be prepared to complete college.
Largest: $15,000 to SAN JOSE LIGHT TOWER CORP — create a landmark in san jose
The San Francisco FoundationSan Francisco, CACharity · may take applications
22 matching grants · $1.9M · through 2024Largest: $200,000 to CITY OF SAN JOSE OFFICE OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS — program - to support san jose climate art program
Largest: $53,813 to JOSE MENDOZA — educational scholarship
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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 →