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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.
3 funders with a record of paying for “lippen”
Where the money went
Largest: $50,000 to COLUMBIA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY — ben lippen - tuition
Foundation for the CarolinasCharlotte, NCCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $43,713 · through 2022Largest: $43,713 to COLUMBIA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY - BEN LIPPEN SCHOOL — charitable gift
National Association for the Exchange ofGalesburg, ILCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $5,760 · through 2022Largest: $5,760 to COLUMBIA INTERNATIONAL UNIV BEN LIPPEN LOWER SCHOOL — care of ill, needy, or minor
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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 →