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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 “louder”
Where the money went
Largest: $25,000 to Firework Foundation — louder than words program
Largest: $250,455 to Husson College — scholarships - k alley, m alley, t archer, a astbury, a beal, j boutin, l boutin, j brassbridge, a brown, a brown, a bryden, r bubar, t carter, b catheron, j clapp, h clifford, a c…
Largest: $50,000 to SPEAKING LOUDER MINISTRIES — charitable contribution - central goal to bring the message of christ to every corner of the world.
Inland Empire Community FoundationRiverside, CACharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $190,000 · through 2024Largest: $180,000 to Power Speaks Louder — health and human services
The Greater Cincinnati FoundationCincinnati, OHCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $61,200 · through 2024Largest: $30,600 to POWER SPEAKS LOUDER — programatic support
Largest: $10,000 to NAMI METROPOLITAN BALTIMORE — support louder a nami metropolitan baltimore event on april 18, 2023 in baltimore, md
Largest: $2,000 to MACKENZIE LOUDER — scholarship paid
Largest: $1.0M to ACTION SPEAKS LOUDER — climate & sustainability reform
Largest: $250,000 to SPEAKING LOUDER MINISTRIES — general funding
The Devto Support FoundationNewport Beach, CACharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $85,000 · through 2024Largest: $85,000 to NORTHEAST OF THE WELL — general support - a louder voice (part 2)religion/spiritual development - more than conquerors
Largest: $12,915 to LOUDER THAN SILENCE — general & unrestricted
The San Francisco FoundationSan Francisco, CACharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $11,000 · through 2023Largest: $11,000 to FILM COLLABORATIVE — for the american solitaire project. for louder than guns.
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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 →