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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 “kelly”
Where the money went
Largest: $52,418 to Oregon State University — scholarships for anthony hicks (5,000), brian zhou (5,000), carlos garcia ceja (4,800), claire kelly (5,950), felicia belvoir (8,334), kitty liu (5,000), luis garcia-lamas (5,000),…
Largest: $15,000 to MOLLOY KELLY — fellowship stipend
Largest: $2,000 to KELLY FORCE — funeral expense assistance
John D and Catherine T MacArthur Foundation (Consolidated)Chicago, IL
13 matching grants · $1.3M · through 2024Largest: $20,000 to NEW YORK UNIVERSITY — to support a workshop on migration research, culminating in a public presentation at paris photo by macarthur fellows kellie jones (2016), louis massiah (1996), nikole hannah-jones…
Largest: $253,725 to University of Maine — scholarships continued - l jameson, i janoch, h jellison, b jewell, k johnson, m johnson, s johnson, m jones, t jones, m jordan, t judd, j keller, g kelly, l kelly, k kemper, k ken…
Community Foundation of Snohomish CountyEverett, WACharity · may take applications
9 matching grants · $270,800 · through 2024Largest: $60,000 to PROVIDENCE GENERAL FOUNDATION — phil and kelly johnson fund
The Community Foundation for Greater NewNew Haven, CTCharity · may take applications
10 matching grants · $110,088 · through 2024Largest: $18,516 to ARTHRITIS FOUNDATION — mildred a. kelly fund
Largest: $30,000 to KELLY MEMORIAL FOOD PANTRY — program/operating support
Largest: $10,000 to KELLY WALSH HIGH SCHOOL — kelly walsh band
Largest: $22,500 to GLADYS E KELLY PUBLIC LIBRARY — library improvement
Community Foundation of North Texas (TaxFort Worth, TXCharity · may take applications
7 matching grants · $95,000 · through 2024Largest: $10,000 to TEXAS HEALTH RESOURCES FOUNDATION — designated for the jane and john justin tower program in honor of eddie and lynny sankary and in honor of dr. robert kelly. please send letter of acknowledgement, but not amount, t…
Largest: $40,658 to CL KELLY EDUCATIONAL FUND TRUST — funding of scholarships
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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 →