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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.
5 funders with a record of paying for “kempton”
Where the money went
Largest: $12,000 to Kempton New Church School — curriculum development
Wayne County Community FoundationHonesdale, PACharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $40,000 · through 2022Largest: $10,000 to WALLENPAUPACK FREE METHODI — kempton fund grant
The Vermont Community FoundationMiddlebury, VTCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $44,200 · through 2024Largest: $44,200 to TOWN OF PEACHAM — peacham emergency relief fund advisor's note: in honor of the kempton family
Asplundh FoundationWillow Grove, PA
1 matching grant · $25,000 · through 2024Largest: $25,000 to KEMPTON NEW CHURCH — general contributions
The Robert Junge TrustPhiladelphia, PA
1 matching grant · $2,800 · through 2022Largest: $2,800 to KEMPTON NEW CHURCH — religious work
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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 →

