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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 “lines”
Where the money went
The Whas Crusade for ChildrenLouisville, KYCharity · may take applications
165 matching grants · $5.7M · through 2023Largest: $17,000 to SILVER CREEK SCHOOL CORPORATION — $17,000.00 for any line item - touch screen computers, juno sound systems, and digital curriculum- ixl, gozen, teachtown, news2you (not to exceed amounts requested for each line it…
Largest: $1.0M to RBC CAPITAL MARKETS LLC (DONAR ADVISED FUND) — charitable contribution in line with mission
Largest: $397,299 to INTERSECTING LINES — 80366 establishing a collaborative-inquiry model to study the learning and impact of the health equity collective
The Chicago Community TrustChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
23 matching grants · $12.9M · through 2023Largest: $463,931 to Bottom Line Inc — general operating support, general operating support of the chicago office. support of the chicago office's college access and completion program. to support the chicago office and…
Largest: $2,000 to A Silver Lining Foundation — barbara berendt's board of director grant to a silver lining foundation for mammography services in recognition of a silver lining foundation's ongoing help for the many people who…
Largest: $300,000 to VERA INSTITUTE OF JUSTICE INC — core support for the true line project for narrative change work that uses research, tested messages, and stories to build consensus that safety and justice are not in conflict and…
West Bend Community FoundationMilwaukee, WICharity · may take applications
27 matching grants · $256,500 · through 2024Largest: $15,000 to LIGHTKEEPER ACADEMY NFP — spirit of the silver lining
Foundation for California CommunitySacramento, CACharity · may take applications
20 matching grants · $3.3M · through 2024Largest: $898,921 to BUTTE-GLENN CCD — upskill california utility line training
The Mental Health Association of New YorkNew York, NYCharity · may take applications
14 matching grants · $75.4M · through 2024Largest: $21.3M to CRISIS TEXT LINE INC — lifeline services
Michigan State Bar FoundationLansing, MICharity · may take applications
14 matching grants · $4.1M · through 2024Largest: $1.8M to LAKESHORE LEGAL AIDCOUNSEL AND ADVOCACY LAW LINE — legal services for low-income households
Largest: $50,000 to BOTTOM LINE INC — program support
Largest: $200,000 to Alliance for Metropolitan Stability — for general operating support, and support for the blue line coalition
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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 →