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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 “lorraine”
Where the money went
Largest: $1,250 to LORRAINE C RESCAN BY GEORGETTE M SK — unrestricted and restricted contribution
Largest: $130,000 to LORRAINE CIVIL RIGHTS MUSEUM FOUNDATION — museums and cultural inst.
Largest: $50,000 to ASSUMPTION UNIVERSITY — raymond and lorraine leclerc endowed scholarship fund
Islamic Relief USAAlexandria, VACharity · may take applications
5 matching grants · $53,000 · through 2024Largest: $15,000 to ZEINA LORRAINE INC — 2022 day of dignity
The Eric and Jane Nord Foundation 4269-00-43Philadelphia, PA
3 matching grants · $220,000 · through 2024Largest: $75,000 to United Way of Greater Lorrain County — kindergarten readiness
Lilly EndowmentIndianapolis, IN
2 matching grants · $2.6M · through 2025Largest: $2.5M to LORRAINE CIVIL RIGHTS MUSEUM FDN — religion & cultural inst initiative
The Chicago Community TrustChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $574,000 · through 2021Largest: $287,000 to DePaul University — matching the contribution of timothy walsh, pgl employee. contribution to the josephine k. and a. gabriel esteban endowed scholarship fund. $15,000 for depaul's general operating f…
Largest: $5,000 to Lorraine Soper — to promote the advancement and diffusion of knowledge and understanding
Largest: $15,000 to LORRAINE JACKSON FOUNDATION — unrestricted general
Largest: $26,000 to LORRAINE T DEAN - JOHNS HOPKINS BLO — 79125 interdisciplinary research leaders cohort six - 2021
Largest: $10,000 to SAVE THE LORRAINE FDN — operating/capital expenditures
Evanston Community FoundationEvanston, ILCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $22,942 · through 2024Largest: $11,471 to City of Evanston - Lorraine H Morton Civic Center — community development
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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 →