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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 “kenyon”
Where the money went
The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift FundNew York, NYCharity · may take applications
7 matching grants · $1.2M · through 2024Largest: $575,000 to KENYON COLLEGE — scholarships & financial aid
Largest: $15,000 to KENYON COLLEGE — kenyon review
Largest: $150,000 to KENYON COLLEGE — general operating support
American Council of Learned SocietiesNew York, NYCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $85,000 · through 2024Largest: $30,000 to KENYON COLLEGE — stipends/fellowships
Largest: $12,500 to KENYON COLLEGE — general charitable purposes
Largest: $15,000 to KENYON COLLEGE — the kenyon parents fund, in support of the kenyon access initiative
Largest: $25,000 to KENYON COLLEGE — 2022-23 annual fund($5,000) and oneill family scholarship fund ($20,000)
Largest: $19,010 to TRUSTEES OF KENYON COLLEGE — education and support of
Largest: $270,000 to KENYON COLLEGE — cultural, historical & other educational
Largest: $10,000 to KENYON COLLEGE — individual scholarship paid directly to the educatioinal institution
Largest: $166,667 to KENYON COLLEGE — unrestricted/ general use
Kenyon Fire Relief AssociationKenyon, MNCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $85,080 · through 2024Largest: $34,969 to City of Kenyon — to support the fire department
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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 →