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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 “manner”
Where the money went
Largest: $7,296 to 35 DONATIONS OF 500 OR LESS TO EACH ORGANIZATION — to be used by the organizations in the manner most beneficial
Largest: $10,000 to FORT WAYNE TRAILS INC — in any manner they deem appropriate
Largest: $5,000 to Society for the Blind — to be used to in any manner that the organization deems proper.
Largest: $488,000 to BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF W SAN GABRIEL VALLEY — manners, thanks for giving, kindness
Largest: $200,000 to TIFA FOUNDATION — to strengthen participation of marginalized communities to manage their environment and natural resources in a sustainable manner
Largest: $341,235 to TRANSFORMCA — to use commercial parking management and information technologies to provide information and tools about parking management strategies in san jose in a publicly accessible, transpa…
Largest: $11,000 to CONNECTICUT FOOD BANK — to reduce food insecurity in bridgeport, fairfield and new haven areas in the manner deemed most beneficial.
The Chicago Community TrustChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $1.6M · through 2023Largest: $1.5M to Allies for Community Business — support for activities on the south side of chicago, general operating support, support for nel program run by rowan richards, support for neighborhood entrepreneurship lab (second…
Largest: $13,777 to FOOD FOR THE POOR INC — our mission is to link the church of the first world with the church of the developing world in a manner that helps both the materially poor and the poor in spirit.the materially p…
Hoveida Family FoundationBainbridge Island, WA
3 matching grants · $30,000 · through 2024Largest: $10,000 to BETTERGRIDS FOUNDATION — support for grid researchers to have the essential test data they need to develop better grid solutions. the mission is to operate the grid data repository in a self-funding manner…
Adventist HealthcareGaithersburg, MDCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $115,000 · through 2024Largest: $75,000 to MOBILE MEDICAL CARE INC — to support mobilemed in seeking to address the needs of these uninsured adults, providing them with high quality, comprehensive healthcare, delivered in a culturally and linguistic…
Maine Technology InstitutePortland, MECharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $94,759 · through 2022Largest: $49,000 to Accelera — our product is wearable technology that delivers stimulation patterns to the body in a safe and comfortable manner to support neurological function.
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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 →