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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 “matthew”
Where the money went
Largest: $15,000 to STEINIGER MATTHEW — fellowship stipend
The Chicago Community TrustChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
34 matching grants · $28.1M · through 2023Largest: $254,337 to Lincoln Park Zoological Society — general operating support, matching the contribution of polly eldringhoff, pgl employee, matching the contribution of charles matthews, pgl employee (q1, 2021), annual operating su…
Largest: $55,657 to MATTHEW WILSON — educational scholarship
Largest: $42,804 to University of California-Los Angele — scholarships for jennifer urena (1,000), jessica ramirez duran (5,000), karina damian (5,000), karina solano rodriguez (1,666), kaylee thephommy (2,000), kevin morales (1,666), kom…
Largest: $100,000 to MATTHEW WALKER COMPREHENSIVE HEALT — program/operating support
The US Charitable Gift TrustBoston, MACharity · may take applications
23 matching grants · $364,042 · through 2024Largest: $57,200 to Matthew 25 Ministries Inc — for recipient's exempt purpose
Foundation for the CarolinasCharlotte, NCCharity · may take applications
20 matching grants · $817,745 · through 2024Largest: $128,903 to MATTHEWS PLAYHOUSE OF PERFORMING ARTS INC — charitable gift
The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift FundNew York, NYCharity · may take applications
13 matching grants · $377,000 · through 2024Largest: $27,500 to THE MATTHEW LARSON FOUNDATION FOR PEDIATRIC BRAIN TUMORS — medical/scientific research & programs
Largest: $3,050 to RAJALA MATTHEW — scholarship - university of minnesota duluth
Largest: $1.4M to SILICON VALLEY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION — support for the abby sobrato scholarship fund, daf #5115 and for the john matthew and andie sobrato fund, daf #4846.
Largest: $28,409 to MATTHEW PANE — educational scholarship
Largest: $5,000 to DENTON MATTHEW E — nmsc scholarship
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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 →