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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 “ladd”
Where the money went
Jerry D Lenon MemorialNorth Manchester, IN
7 matching grants · $26,000 · through 2023Largest: $8,000 to JORDAN LADD — college scholarship
Largest: $100,000 to LADD — general operating
Largest: $70,000 to LIVING ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED INC (LADD) — exempt purpose of organization
Largest: $50,000 to LADD — program support
Largest: $106,500 to Central Maine Community College — scholarships - r abdile, f ali, t bannister, d beal, k benoit, k blouin, d bouchard, n bruen, e burkhardt, k campbell, j chamness, m chase, s chase, l church, r cox, a cullen, d da…
Murray and Agnes Seasongood Good Government FoundationCincinnati, OH
3 matching grants · $45,000 · through 2025Largest: $15,000 to Living Arrangements for the Developmentally Disabled Inc dba LADD Inc — empowerment council: voter's rights & education for adults with disabilities and elected officials
Largest: $25,000 to AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE MUSEUM — painting at the ladd-gilman house
Largest: $31,000 to BRIANNA A LADD - MARYLAND U OF COL — 81065 health policy research scholars cohort seven - 2023
The Greater Cincinnati FoundationCincinnati, OHCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $47,450 · through 2024Largest: $18,650 to LADD INC — programatic support
Largest: $15,000 to LADD INC — general operatiing funds
Largest: $750,000 to LIVING ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED INC (LADD INC) — exempt purpose of organization
Largest: $170,000 to SMART LIVING SYSTEMS BY LADD — provide transformation consultation services to kansas
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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 →