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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 “lease”
Where the money went
Virginia Hospital Research and EducationRichmond, VACharity · may take applications
31 matching grants · $2.2M · through 2024Largest: $411,035 to RIVERSIDE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER — funding to virginia's small rural hospitals for activities/purchases that lease to improved quality, operations, and financial outcomes for their organization.
South Suburban PadsHomewood, ILCharity · may take applications
6 matching grants · $663,086 · through 2024Largest: $163,812 to CORNERSTONE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION — hud coordination of care supportive housing program, including leasing, supportive services, operations and administration under southland psh award.
Brooklyn Legal Services Corporation aBrooklyn, NYCharity · may take applications
5 matching grants · $2.4M · through 2023Largest: $950,000 to RHA KIM GROSSMAN & MCLLWAIN LLP — commercial lease assistance program
Agnes Scott CollegeDecatur, GACharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $373,069 · through 2024Largest: $94,315 to Ballykeel Inc — agnes scott solely transfers to ballykeel the funds to pay the annual lease payment for property held by ballykeel, a supporting organization of agnes scott. the amount is determin…
Largest: $20,000 to MARVIN TOURE — to lease a private studio in a preexisting warehouse for a two-year fixed lease at a place like the xfactory (point breeze) or another warehouse with custom tenant build-outs in th…
Seattle FoundationSeattle, WACharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $21,000 · through 2023Largest: $5,500 to EDMONDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION — to establish the lease crutcher lewis scholarship
Conrad N Hilton FoundationWestlake Village, CA
3 matching grants · $2.5M · through 2024Largest: $1.0M to ANTHOS HOME INC — to replicate the flexible housing subsidy pool model to support youth exiting foster care in housing acquisition, lease-up, and housing stability in new york city
Largest: $20,000 to REGENERATIVE ROOTS — to purchase land and/or establish long term leases for growing vegetables, and process locally grown produce for sale and donation in nashua.
Largest: $340,000 to Trout Unlimited Inc — to expand federal conservation tools and funding for drought resilience and watershed health in the upper colorado river basin through restoration leasing and regional conservation…
Triumph Gulf CoastTallahassee, FLCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $8.7M · through 2023Largest: $5.1M to BAY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ALLIANCE — this grant will be used to assist the bay county commission in purchasing one of the ~60,000 sqft buildings which the county will then lease the facility to the company at an agree…
Largest: $125,000 to WORLD WILDLIFE FUND — restoration efforts in northern great plains/mustang meadows lease payment for redco rosebud reservation
Largest: $248,173 to Wellspring Philanthropic Fund Inc — under grant agreement dated 11/14/22, arnold foundation (the "foundation") granted to wpf the foundation's rights to a security deposit of $248,173 (the "security deposit") for the…
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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 →

