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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.
10 funders with a record of paying for “kolkata”
Where the money went
Largest: $26,000 to KOLKATA SANVED — the 2-year grant is for the empowering lives through dance project from 2024 to 2026.
The Ayco Charitable FoundationCohoes, NYCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $75,000 · through 2024Largest: $50,000 to KOLKATA FOUNDATION INC — community & human services
American Cancer SocietyAtlanta, GACharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $30,000 · through 2024Largest: $15,000 to St Teresa of Kolkata Catholic Church — patient support
Largest: $10,000 to HOPE KOLKATA FOUNDATION — schooling, accomodation and nutrition for children from the streets
VyuhaMiami Beach, FL
3 matching grants · $3,000 · through 2024Largest: $1,000 to St Teresa of Kolkata Parish — general support. the organization can use the funds as needed in furtherance of its charitable purpose.
Largest: $102,175 to Childrens International — kolkata scholarship program 100,000 and general fund 2,175
Seattle FoundationSeattle, WACharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $150,000 · through 2023Largest: $150,000 to SPLASH INTERNATIONAL — expansion in kolkata and addis
Largest: $43,000 to DESTINY REFLECTION USA — to educate, employ and empower vulnerable children and women in kolkata so they can avoid sexual exploitation.
Meldrum FoundationSalt Lake City, UT
1 matching grant · $25,000 · through 2022Largest: $25,000 to HER FUTURE COALITION — breakthrough learning center, kolkata,india
Largest: $5,000 to KOLKATA FOUNDATION INC — matching gifts
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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 →