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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.
5 funders with a record of paying for “lerman”
Where the money went
Largest: $19,000 to BRIDGET LERMAN — 1 year scholarship
Jacob'S Pillow Dance FestivalBecket, MACharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $310,314 · through 2024Largest: $214,527 to LIZ LERMAN LLC — research project documenting choreographers' legacies
Avy L & Roberta L MillerPleasant Hill, CA
3 matching grants · $7,500 · through 2024Largest: $2,500 to WELLESLEY COLLEGE — lindsey miller lerman book fund
Largest: $150,000 to Amy Lerman — as a 2025 andrew carnegie fellows for the project,"exploring the impacts of deliberative engagement on polarization in america"
Largest: $10,000 to BOSTON CHILDRENS HOSPITAL — in honor of brad lerman
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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 →