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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 “loretta”
Where the money went
John D and Catherine T MacArthur Foundation (Consolidated)Chicago, IL
4 matching grants · $348,167 · through 2024Largest: $160,000 to LORETTA ROSS — macarthur foundation fellow award - reproductive justice and human rights advocate
Largest: $19,728 to Northwestern University — scholarships for adedamola adejumobi ($1,666), loretta david ($2,200), destiny lara ($12,862), and angelica roldan ($3,000)
Largest: $1,250 to LENORE M DICKE BY LORETTA M DICKE — unrestricted and restricted contribution
Largest: $7,800 to LORETTA SMIGIEL — exempt purpose
Largest: $5,000 to THE LORETTA WARFIELD ASSOCIATION — health & social welfare
Episcopal Children'S ServicesJacksonville, FLCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $319,467 · through 2023Largest: $211,807 to LORETTA STOKESDBA I AM A PROMISE PRESCHOOL — operational support
Largest: $100,000 to ACADEMY OF THE HOLY ANGELS — in memory of loretta combs
Largest: $38,819 to Loretta Harris — financial assistance to deceased members family/beneficiaries
Largest: $1,510 to Hawaii Childrens Discovery Center - Loretta — childrens exploratorium
Largest: $19,100 to Wilderness Center — matching grant dale and loretta hart fund, playscape, trees and unrestricted
Largest: $3,670 to Loretta Coogan — deck repair & flooring
Catholic Foundation of EasternAllentown, PACharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $12,252 · through 2024Largest: $12,252 to NATIVITY HIGH SCHOOL — this distribution is to be used for the loretta lecher schneider scholarship and other awards presented annually to graduating seniors at nativity high schools graduation.
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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 →