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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 “kpbs”
Where the money went
Anne Ray FoundationEden Prairie, MNCharity · may take applications
15 matching grants · $7.5M · through 2024Largest: $800,000 to SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY (KPBS) — kpbs digital training fellowship
Largest: $400,000 to SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY FDTN (KPBS) — kpbs arts content initiative
Orville and Gayle Kolterman Family FoundationWilmington, DE
5 matching grants · $35,000 · through 2025Largest: $10,000 to KPBS SAN DIEGO — general & unrestricted
Largest: $31,097 to KPBS — general financial support
Largest: $6,200 to SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION (KPBS) — provide support to programs that are integral to research, educational and community service objectives of san diego state university.
Largest: $25,000 to KPBS — supporting public broadcasting
The San Diego FoundationSan Diego, CACharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $1.1M · through 2024Largest: $498,081 to KPBS — for general support
Largest: $15,000 to KPBS — support media programs and educational programming for san diego residents
Largest: $2,500 to KPBS SAN DIEGO — producers club renewal fund
Largest: $7,000 to KPBS — donation for operating costs of an exempt organization.
Largest: $10,000 to KPBS — promote charity
Largest: $30,000 to SDSU Research Foundation KPBS — general support for public broadcasting
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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 →