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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.
6 funders with a record of paying for “legis”
Where the money went
Hamel RodeoHamel, MNCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $190,000 · through 2025Largest: $55,000 to JOHN POHLKER POST 394 AMERICAN LEGI — financial assistance
Taxpayers for An Affordable NyNew York, NYCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $947,756 · through 2024Largest: $426,167 to HOMEOWNERS FOR AN AFFORDABLE NY — fight eviction legis
Pennsylvania Cdfi NetworkPhiladelphia, PACharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $20,000 · through 2023Largest: $10,000 to LEGIS GROUP LLC — covid relief grant
Largest: $125,000 to THE LEGAL ATLAS LLC — support for legis-apes ii which expands legal reform for the conservation and protection of great apes and gbbons.
Openroad FoundationSacramento, CACharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $10,000 · through 2025Largest: $10,000 to Natl Council of Insur Legis — annual membership
Smacna Greater ChicagoOak Brook, ILCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $5,750 · through 2024Largest: $5,750 to IMSCA — legis advocacy
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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 →