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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 “lenfest”
Where the money went
Largest: $1.8M to LENFEST INSTITUTE FOR JOURNALISM — every voice, every vote implementation
Largest: $2.2M to THE LENFEST INSTITUTE FOR JOURNALISM SPECIAL ASSETS FUND OF TPF — create an accelerator supporting technology solutions essential for publishers and journalists to achieve their educational mission and help demonstrate the viability of solutions …
Largest: $2.8M to VANGUARD CHARITABLE FUND — lenfest foundation board members
Largest: $150,000 to LENFEST INSTITUTE FOR JOURNALISM — to support philadelphia media founders exchange programs, coaching and support
Largest: $50,000 to LENFEST INSTITUTE FOR JOURNALISM SPECIAL — 80628 general operating support grant for lenfest institute for journalism special asset fund of the philadelphia foundation
American Journalism ProjectWashington, DCCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $997,000 · through 2024Largest: $463,500 to THE LENFEST INSTITUTE OF JOURNALISM LLC — to grow and diversify revenue and to advance toward a sustainable model for local news.
Largest: $25,000 to THE LENFEST INSTITUTE FOR JOURNALISM — to support of the philadelphia inquirer
Largest: $75,000 to THE LENFEST INST FOR JOURNALISM SPE ASSET FUND OF — to create a more robust opinion section of the philadelphia inquirer and inquirer.com with a greater diversity of views and to support investigative reporting at the inquirer
Largest: $10,294 to THE LENFEST INSTITUTE FOR JOURNALISM — general purpose grant.
The Philadelphia FoundationPhiladelphia, PACharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $292,250 · through 2024Largest: $169,500 to THE LENFEST INSTITUTE FOR JOURNALISM — general operating support
Wyncote FoundationPhiladelphia, PA
3 matching grants · $260,000 · through 2024Largest: $160,000 to LENFEST INSTITUTE FOR JOURNALISM LLC — support for spotlight pa
Largest: $75,000 to DREXEL UNIVERSITY — art works drexel co-op - support is intended to establish the forman arts initiative co-op program fund at the lenfest center for cultural partnerships.
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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 →