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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 “located”
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Smcu Community FundRedwood City, CACharity · may take applications
116 matching grants · $1.2M · through 2024Largest: $17,000 to THRIVE ALLIANCE — to provide assistance to nonprofits located in san mateo county
The Institute for IntergovernmentalTallahassee, FLCharity · may take applications
63 matching grants · $3.7M · through 2023Largest: $321,659 to CITY OF PATERSON — provide resources to small, rural, and tribal law enforcement agencies located in a southwest border state
Taco Bell FoundationIrvine, CACharity · may take applications
28 matching grants · $46.7M · through 2024Largest: $17.4M to BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF THE SUNCOAST — to provide financial support at the local level for boys and girls clubs throughout the united states, the local clubs use these funds to help teenagers to graduate from high schoo…
Largest: $12,500 to ALEXANDROS NIKOLAOU — scholarships are given to students to give them the opportunity to attend a medical school located in greece. the scholarship funds are to be used by the scholarship recipient at s…
Largest: $2,000 to Cedar Valley Elementary — to support a public elementary school located in cedar fort, ut.
Delaware Community FoundationWilmington, DECharity · may take applications
14 matching grants · $9.1M · through 2024Largest: $320,934 to BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF DELAWARE INC — vision, voice, and choice-community based behavioral health program, 2022 disbursement, restricted to support dagsboro location, support to allow expansion of girls on the run (got…
Largest: $90,000 to Solutions Journalism Network Inc — to support grantee's project management, research, and development of new resources and curriculum for tv stations located in arkansas and oklahoma to produce solutions stories abo…
Columbia Economic Development CorpHudson, NYCharity · may take applications
19 matching grants · $718,627 · through 2024Largest: $200,000 to FLANDERS CORPORATION — the loan program offers loans to local businesses often at a discounted interest rate, to attract business to the county as well as expand business growth from existing businesses …
Largest: $10,000 to Suffield Community Aid — location in or directly benefitting the town of suffield
National Landing Business ImprovementArlington, VACharity · may take applications
31 matching grants · $93,930 · through 2021Largest: $3,030 to 23RD STREET CORPORATION — a one-time grant made available to small businesses and restaurants located in the national landing business improvement district to help mitigate business operating expenses relat…
The Chicago Community TrustChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
23 matching grants · $3.5M · through 2022Largest: $650,000 to Small Business Advocacy Council — the purpose of this grant is to provide resources including coaching, grants and expertise to small business seeking to move to a physical location for their operations in one of t…
Largest: $10,000 to PACIFIC HISTORIC PARKS — to support the general operations of the organization, which supports the uss arizona memorial and other pacific historic locations through education and interpretive programs, res…
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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 →