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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 “maura”
Where the money went
Largest: $4,000 to MAURA CRENSHAW — unc greensborotuition
The Hershey FoundationConcord Twnsp, OH
3 matching grants · $60,000 · through 2024Largest: $20,000 to CLEVELAND COUNCIL ON WORLD AFFAIRS — endowment for the maura o'donnell-mccarthy center for global understanding
Largest: $9,000 to COLLEGE FOR MAURA SMITH — nursing program
Largest: $13,000 to Maura Garuccio — funding specific projects or activities
Largest: $1,000 to Diprete Maura — real estate taxes
Humboldt Area FoundationBayside, CACharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $21,851 · through 2022Largest: $11,106 to VECTOR REHABILITATION CO MAURA EASTMAN — support for pool and other programs
Largest: $41,737 to MOREHEAD STATE UNIVERSITY — college scholarships for derek butcher, danah egelston, laynee stevens, braden akers, abigail lees, abigail snedegar, jameson williams, caroline rushing, brittany webb, eli bradley…
Largest: $75,000 to NEW YORK UNIVERSITY — nyu daily gift account - maura mandt storytelling scholarship fund.
Largest: $1,500 to FELLERS MAURA — college expenses
Petoskey-Harbor Springs AreaPetoskey, MICharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $118,779 · through 2022Largest: $118,779 to TIP OF THE MITT WATERSHED COUNCIL — general support/allocation request from tip of the mitt watershed council/for maura brandi memorial internship fund/membership donation/annual contribution/use where most needed/un…
Grand Rapids Community FoundationGrand Rapids, MICharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $40,000 · through 2023Largest: $40,000 to OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION — osu athletics fawcett center. attn: maura murphy, ph.d.
Largest: $5,000 to MAURA MORRIS — scholarship - university of alabama
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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 →