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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 “journeys”
Where the money went
Largest: $125,000 to JOURNEY TO LEAD INC — program/operating support
Servant FoundationOverland Park, KSCharity · may take applications
16 matching grants · $2.3M · through 2024Largest: $522,110 to JOURNEY CHURCH INTERNATIONAL — religious ministry
Largest: $200,000 to HILTON ALS — for a research projects and exhibition curation centered around james baldwin's pivotal years in europe; and nancy cunard's life journey examined through issues of race and miscege…
Largest: $30,000 to THE SALVATION ARMY - RENOVO SERVICE CENTER — journey of hope / emergency relief services
Largest: $200,000 to Journey House — journey forward campaign
The Cynthia & George Mitchell FoundationThe Woodlands, TX
14 matching grants · $449,500 · through 2024Largest: $400,000 to Vision Galveston Inc — to support the implementation of vision galveston's initiatives, including philanthrovision, mortar galveston 2025, and the 2025 learning journey
Wags and Menace Make a Difference FoundationWilmington, DE
18 matching grants · $38,000 · through 2025Largest: $5,000 to JOURNEY HOME ANIMAL CARE CENTER INC — in support of the medical fund
Largest: $100,000 to JOURNEYS LUTHERAN SCHOOL — journeys lutheran school playground relocation and upgrade
Largest: $50,000 to NEW JOURNEY SUPPORT SERVICES INC — support the efforts of new journey support services to provide community-based alternatives to detention in glynn county, ga
Seattle FoundationSeattle, WACharity · may take applications
11 matching grants · $230,939 · through 2024Largest: $50,000 to JOURNEYS IN FILM — to provide operational support - extended outreach
Bless Our ChildrenCincinnati, OHCharity · may take applications
12 matching grants · $201,136 · through 2023Largest: $41,664 to LaSalle High School — payments were made to various youth organizations to enhance their extra-curricular activities supporting athletic, spiritual, moral and educational programs. religious educational…
Bartlesville Community FoundationBartlesville, OKCharity · may take applications
9 matching grants · $510,283 · through 2024Largest: $8,117 to THE JOURNEY HOME — to provide a "home" environment for terminally ill individuals needing a full-time caregiver during the end stages of life, including those who have limited or no financial resourc…
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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 →