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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 “lois”
Where the money went
Charlottesville Area CommunityCharlottesville, VACharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $76,000 · through 2023Largest: $30,000 to MEDICAL COLLEGE OF VIRGINIA FOUNDATION — $10,000 nursing lois parker henley endowed merit scholarship, $2,500 nursing lois parker henley annual merit scholarship and $2,500 nursing dean jean giddens annual merit scholarsh…
Largest: $15,000 to Human Rights Watch- Lois Fund — lois fund hrw children's
Largest: $11,000 to Kennesaw State University — scholarships for yulisa flores ($5,000), lois henderson ($3,500), and lucerito lopez ($2,500)
Largest: $50,000 to BASCOM PALMER EYE INSTITUTE AT UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI — education, training and research - snow bird program - lois pope research center
Largest: $25,000 to DREXEL UNIVERSITY ITF LOIS DIVOLL — scholarship program: scholarship
Largest: $28,371 to LOIS WEBER CHARITIES INC — general operating
Les Turner AmyotrophicSkokie, ILCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $985,000 · through 2024Largest: $375,000 to LOIS INSOLIA ALS CLINIC — clinic for the therapy of als patients
The Willox FoundationBainbridge Island, WA
4 matching grants · $17,000 · through 2025Largest: $5,000 to LOIS GAYDOS — ministry support
Largest: $75,000 to LOIS BRONZ CHILDRENS CENTER — child care tuition assistance program
Largest: $20,000 to THE WILLIAM & LOIS MORROW QUARRY EMPLOYEE SCHOLARSHIP FUND — purpose designated by the recipient
The Community Foundation San Luis ObispoSan Luis Obispo, CACharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $48,500 · through 2022Largest: $23,000 to FRENCH HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION — to support the hearst cancer resource center, made in appreciation for the care given to lois may williams during her final days
Largest: $13,750 to MILLER LOIS — 2023 dissertation
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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 →