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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 “manu”
Where the money went
Largest: $11,000 to MANU FOUNDATION — container of books to rural zambia
Tarsadia FoundationNewport Beach, CA
3 matching grants · $75,000 · through 2024Largest: $25,000 to MANU FOUNDATION INC — program support
Largest: $10,000 to NA KOA MANU CONSERVATION INC — to support the maui forest bird recovery project
Largest: $100,000 to MANU — general operating fund
John D and Catherine T MacArthur Foundation (Consolidated)Chicago, IL
2 matching grants · $250,000 · through 2021Largest: $125,000 to Manu Prakash — macarthur foundation fellow award - physical biologist and inventor, fellows
Largest: $2,000 to NA KOA MANU CONSERVATION — to fulfill the charitable purpose
Largest: $10,000 to CONGREGATION MANU-EL OF THE CITY OF NY — general operating support
Globalgiving FoundationWashington, DCCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $75,000 · through 2024Largest: $75,000 to NA KOA MANU CONSERVATION INC — funds raised by globalgiving and disbursed to meet donor expectations
Largest: $50,000 to NA KOA MANU CONSERVATION INC — kula watershed community alliance program for the post-fire recovery , soil stabilization and land restoration.
American Indian Higher EducationAlexandria, VACharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $45,750 · through 2023Largest: $45,750 to TURTLE MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY COL — nsf tcu advan. manu. network meet.
Largest: $25,000 to N KOA MANU CONSERVATION INC — planting of native trees by dofaw on maui (bankoh 125 trees)
Dafpay NetworkBoone, IACharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $9,685 · through 2025Largest: $9,685 to Na Koa Manu Conservation INC — financial support
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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 →

