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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 “katharine”
Where the money went
Largest: $565,000 to Xavier University of Louisiana — st. katharine drexel scholarship fund and needs-based scholarship assistance
Connecticut Humanities CouncilMiddletown, CTCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $194,200 · through 2023Largest: $114,500 to KATHARINE HEPBURN CULTURAL ARTS CEN — ct cultural fund ope
Largest: $4,417 to Rochester Institute of Technology — scholarship for katharine infante
Largest: $20,625 to SAINT KATHARINE DREXEL PARISH — parish operations
The Morrison & Foerster FoundationSan Francisco, CACharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $41,000 · through 2024Largest: $18,000 to PRESIDENT-BOARD OF TRUSTEES SANTA CLARA COLLEGE — katharine & george alexander community law center, undergraduate program (terraciano scholarship awards), northern california innocence project
Largest: $10,000 to KATHARINE HEPBURN CULTURAL ARTS CENTER — general operating
Largest: $100,000 to ST VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY — st. katharine drexel center
Largest: $5,000 to ST KATHARINE DREXEL PARISH SCHOOL LIBRARIES — general funding
Saint Paul & Minnesota FoundationSt Paul, MNCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $59,905 · through 2024Largest: $39,130 to CHURCH OF ST KATHARINE DREXEL — multiple grants for multiple purposes
Largest: $35,000 to XAVIER UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA — the st. katharine drexel scholarship fund- $20k; for the benefit of needs-based scholarship assistance- $15k
Catholic Schools Center of ExcellenceMinneapolis, MNCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $55,160 · through 2024Largest: $24,660 to SAINT KATHARINE DREXEL SCHOOL — improve schools and promote enrollment
Largest: $15,000 to KATHARINE HEPBURN CULTURAL ARTS CENTER — to support the furtherance of the organization's mission.
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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 →