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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.
3 funders with a record of paying for “mamadou”
Where the money went
Dox FoundationSan Francisco, CA
2 matching grants · $4,433 · through 2022Largest: $2,269 to MAMADOU SANOGO — medical mission trips
Largest: $33,333 to MAMADOU ADAMA BILIA BAH — to create a collaborative and participatory theater production that will be performed in public spaces in conakry, guinea and its surrounding communities, in order to educate the p…
Barakah FoundationLos Angeles, CA
1 matching grant · $7,444 · through 2025Largest: $7,444 to Hadi Islamic City — zakat for mamadou rent
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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 →