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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 “maximum”
Where the money went
Largest: $20,000 to Easter Seals Dupage & The Fox Valley Region — to enable infants, children, and adults with disabilities to achieve their maximum potentialto enable infants, children, and adults with disabilities to achieve their maximum indpe…
Professional Contract ServicesAustin, TXCharity · may take applications
8 matching grants · $480,000 · through 2024Largest: $110,000 to CAMP - CHILDREN'S ASSOCIATION FOR MAXIMUM POTENTIAL — provide recreational and respite services for children with disabilities and their families
Largest: $250,000 to GIVEWELL MAXIMUM IMPACT FUND — educational research
Largest: $90,000 to CHILDREN'S ASSOCIATION FOR MAXIMUM — assist children
United Way of San Antonio and BexarSan Antonio, TXCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $166,107 · through 2024Largest: $47,717 to CHILDREN'S ASSOCIATION FOR MAXIMUM POTENTIAL — restricted to specific program
Largest: $100,000 to CHILDREN'S ASSOCIATION FOR MAXIMUM POTENTIAL (CAMP) — camper scholarships for individuals with disabilites
Largest: $1.0M to JEWISH HOME FAMILY INC — to support the expansion of a rehabilitation clinic for older adults, which will enable them to continue aging in their community, with maximum quality of life.
Largest: $15,000 to GIVEWELL MAXIMUM IMPACT FUND — for the support of human services
St Louis Community FoundationSt Louis, MOCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $72,250 · through 2024Largest: $22,000 to COMMUNITY HOPE CENTER INC — maximum impact recipient
Largest: $114,989 to UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN — to establish quantitative relationships between the maximum achievable sensitivity of any biochemical process and the thermodynamic forces driving that process
Largest: $409,000 to CHESAPEAKE BAY FOUNDATION INC THE — to support a 4 p approach (plans, partners, places, and practices) for maximum impact on improving water quality
Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South TexasSan Antonio, TXCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $262,450 · through 2024Largest: $100,950 to Children's Association For Maximum Potential Inc — family retreats and donation
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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 →