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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 “leaf”
Where the money went
Largest: $50,000 to A New Leaf — support nonprofit recovery to offset covid-19 crisis impacts.
Tulsa Community FoundationTulsa, OKCharity · may take applications
6 matching grants · $1.3M · through 2024Largest: $615,616 to A NEW LEAF — general operations
Boston FoundationBoston, MACharity · may take applications
6 matching grants · $1.2M · through 2024Largest: $597,709 to Local Enterprise Assistance Fund Inc (LEAF) — operating support/annual fund
Illinois Equal Justice FoundationChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
6 matching grants · $802,468 · through 2024Largest: $225,000 to CABRINI GREEN LEGAL AID — to provide legal information, advice and pro se guidance on expungement issues in cook county. to provide technical assistance to new leaf il network partners statewide. to provide…
Largest: $75,000 to A NEW LEAF INC — program/operating support
Valley of the Sun United WayPhoenix, AZCharity · may take applications
5 matching grants · $3.4M · through 2024Largest: $929,358 to A New Leaf Inc — program support
Largest: $30,000 to A New Leaf Inc — a new leaf housing support services
The Golden LeafRocky Mount, NCCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $31.1M · through 2024Largest: $3.1M to North Carolina State Education Assistance Authority — golden leaf colleges and universities scholarship (2025-2026)
Largest: $11,600 to Maple Leaf Junior Tour — golf scholarships, fifteen at $1000 cad each
Largest: $75,000 to A New Leaf — provide housing support services for 360 vulnerable households who are at risk of homelessness or other unsafe living conditions.
East Bay Community FoundationOakland, CACharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $179,000 · through 2024Largest: $53,000 to OAKLAND LEAF FOUNDATION — general support, oakland leaf
The Foundation for Enhancing CommunitiesHarrisburg, PACharity · may take applications
5 matching grants · $53,908 · through 2025Largest: $6,908 to LEAF PROJECT INC — leaf project's year round internships
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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 →