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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 “lead”
Where the money went
National Arbor Day FoundationLincoln, NECharity · may take applications
377 matching grants · $20.4M · through 2024Largest: $218,752 to TEXAS TREES FOUNDATION — encourage and facilitate the adoption of leading-edge practices in municipal forests including inventory, planting, maintenance and education.encourage and facilitate the adoption …
Largest: $1,200 to GEORGE GROSVENOR — financial support leading to a post high school degree
Largest: $2.0M to Health Leads — 77397 supporting health leads in addressing the so
Wk Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI
65 matching grants · $20.3M · through 2024Largest: $3.4M to CENTER FOR CREATIVE LEADERSHIP — develop leaders in target geographies to connect and grow to lead transformational change that will create better conditions for children, families and communities to be successful…
Largest: $500,000 to HEALTH LEADS INC — this grant provides funding to health leads for their vaccine equity cooperative, a two-year national effort in cooperation with six organizations to build vaccine confidence, impr…
Largest: $100,000 to LEADING WOMEN DEFINED FOUNDATION — core support for the rising leaders program to support young leaders as they learn how to lead and prepare to make impact in the world
Youth Service AmericaWashington, DCCharity · may take applications
67 matching grants · $623,550 · through 2023Largest: $14,000 to United Way of the Plains — national days of service lead agency grant and 50by250 lead organizer grant
Largest: $350,000 to THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA (UNIVE — center for health policy research - utilizing research studies: to produce and disseminate research studies that will lead to increased knowledge among policy makers, advocates, re…
Community InitiativesOakland, CACharity · may take applications
60 matching grants · $990,920 · through 2024Largest: $53,250 to CHELSEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS — support for openscied (ose) programming and support for project lead the way (pltw) programmings
Largest: $226,100 to Education Strategy Group LLC — to develop and manage a grant program to address the lack of quality information and guidance for high schools regarding career pathways that lead to equitable labor market outcome…
Largest: $340,000 to LEADING TO MOVEMENT INC — to support the grantee work in hazelwood and alignment with the community plan with a concentrated effort on pn-3
Largest: $300,000 to SPHINX ORGANIZATION INC — to support the development, launch, and implementation of sphinx lead (leaders in excellence, arts & diversity), a professional development/fellowship program for classical music's…
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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 →