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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 “lupe”
Where the money went
Largest: $500,000 to Southwestern Medical Foundation — $500,000 for the lupe murchison endowed fund for brain research
The Chicago Community TrustChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $1.8M · through 2022Largest: $1.5M to Regents of the University of Michigan — department of chemical engineering impact fund, support for ofa - stamps scholars; support for ofa - stamps society, law school fund, support for athletics - football locker room p…
Sixteen Thirty FundWashington, DCCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $305,000 · through 2024Largest: $160,000 to LUPE VOTES — civil rights, social action, advocacy
Open Society Action FundNew York, NYCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $400,000 · through 2024Largest: $200,000 to LUPE VOTES — to support the grantees social welfare activities
Greater Austin Performing Arts CenterAustin, TXCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $236,000 · through 2024Largest: $190,000 to LUPE ARTE — promote cultural experiences and destinations that attract austin-based tourism
Communities Foundation of TexasDallas, TXCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $80,000 · through 2024Largest: $50,000 to LA UNION DEL PUEBLO ENTERO (LUPE) — this grant is designated for general support.
Way To RiseWashington, DCCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $150,000 · through 2024Largest: $150,000 to LA UNION DEL PUEBLO ENTERO (LUPE) — general operating
JustfundusOakland, CACharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $20,000 · through 2024Largest: $20,000 to LUPE VOTES — to advance the mission of the organization
Rockefeller Philanthropy AdvisorsNew York, NYCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $15,000 · through 2024Largest: $15,000 to LA UNION DEL PUEBLO ENTERO (LUPE) — civil rights, social action & advocacy
Texas for AllHouston, TXCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $10,000 · through 2024Largest: $10,000 to LUPE VOTES — supporting coordinated investments and strategies
Amalgamated Charitable FoundationWashington, DCCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $10,000 · through 2024Largest: $10,000 to La Union del Pueblo Entero (LUPE) — general operating support
Alice Kleberg Reynolds Meyer Foundat A0479800San Antonio, TX
1 matching grant · $15,000 · through 2022Largest: $15,000 to La Union Del Pueblo Entero (Lupe) — unrestricted grant
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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 →