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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 “lifesaving”
Where the money went
Operation LifesaverWashington, DCCharity · may take applications
54 matching grants · $1.5M · through 2024Largest: $71,500 to New York Operation Lifesaver — to support the education and public awareness programs
Alzheimer'S Foundation of AmericaNew York, NYCharity · may take applications
13 matching grants · $78,000 · through 2022Largest: $6,000 to CLINTON COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE — 2022 spring project lifesaver grant
Largest: $30,000 to RAD CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL FOUNDATION — to help fund lifesaving technology and research, provide a safety net for children with little or no private medical insurance and create a healing environment for patients and the…
Largest: $330,250 to LEUKEMIA & LYMPHOMA SOCIETY — funds lifesaving blood cancer research around the world, provides free information and support services, and is the voice for all blood cancer patients seeking access to quality, a…
Largest: $5,000 to FARM SANCTUARY — glide foundation grant funding would support the lifesaving rescue and lifesaving care of abused, abandoned, and exploited farm animals.
The Ruane Family FoundationNorth Palm Beach, FL
3 matching grants · $4.1M · through 2024Largest: $1.6M to MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL — to support lifesaving patient care, leading-edge medical research and caregiver education programs of the hospital.
Largest: $706,135 to DOLPHINS CYCLING CHALLENGE — launched in 2010, the dolphins cycling challenge (dcc) is a two-day tri-county charity cycling event. the dcc is dedicated to raising funds for lifesaving cancer research at the sy…
Largest: $750,000 to JEWISH FEDERATION OF SAN DIEGO — to provide lifesaving humanitarian relief and sustain the jewish community in san diego and around the world.
Largest: $500,000 to LIFESAVERS INC — wild horse rescue & sanctuary general operating support
Largest: $12,475 to HULL LIFESAVING MUSEUM — for conservation, preservation and research
The Ohana FoundationSan Francisco, CA
5 matching grants · $80,000 · through 2024Largest: $20,000 to ST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL — to help further the lifesaving mission for kids battling childhood cancer and other deadly diseases
Largest: $5,000 to CYSTIC FIBROSIS FOUNDATION — fund lifesaving research & work to provide access to quality care & treatment for cf
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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 →