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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 “ledger”
Where the money went
Largest: $5,000 to FDN for Independent Artists — to provide an immediate corporate structure to unincorporated/independent artists, putting them in compliance with employment laws and providing access to new funding opportunities…
The Chicago Community TrustChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $574,000 · through 2021Largest: $287,000 to DePaul University — matching the contribution of timothy walsh, pgl employee. contribution to the josephine k. and a. gabriel esteban endowed scholarship fund. $15,000 for depaul's general operating f…
Largest: $5,000 to REAL GOOD RESCUE — general ledger
Green Cities AccordMinneapolis, MNCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $32,582 · through 2025Largest: $32,582 to Urban Forest Carbon Registry — funds paid to city forest credits cover the costs associated with carbon offset sales and project administration. this includes registry and verification fees, as well as maintaini…
The School FoundationFlorence, SCCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $35,000 · through 2024Largest: $35,000 to WILSON HIGH SCHOOL BAND — the ledger line initiative
National Fish and Wildlife FoundationWashington, DCCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $28,167 · through 2023Largest: $28,167 to WRA INC — ledger island restoration feasibility assessment
Southeast Community Capital CorporationNashville, TNCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $35,000 · through 2022Largest: $35,000 to PEN & LEDGER LLC — metro nashville - small business grants
Jewish Community Federation of GreaterRochester, NYCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $10,000 · through 2024Largest: $10,000 to ACTION FOR POST SOVIET JEWRY — jewish ledger project
The Groundtruth ProjectBoston, MACharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $9,620 · through 2024Largest: $9,620 to CONCORD MONITORMONADNOCK LEDGER TRANSCRIPT — to host newsrooms to support report for america corps members
Largest: $5,000 to SERVING PEOPLE IN NEED — general ledger
Largest: $5,000 to STEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWERS FD — general ledger
Minnesota Historical SocietySaint Paul, MNCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $70,372 · through 2022Largest: $70,372 to RAMSEY COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY — legacy grant for saint paul building permit and ledger digitization
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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 →