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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.
5 funders with a record of paying for “mcburney”
Where the money went
Largest: $25,000 to MCBURNEY YMCA — to support education and youth development
The Winston-Salem FoundationWinstonsalem, NCCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $30,000 · through 2024Largest: $10,000 to McBurney YMCA — 1 grant(s) for varying purposes
Largest: $10,000 to YOUNG MENS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF GREATER NEW YO — mcburney ymca fund
Largest: $10,000 to Funds for the Biblioteca Publica IN — general operating support and the linda bacon mcburney match
The Ahmanson FoundationBeverly Hills, CA
1 matching grant · $10,000 · through 2022Largest: $10,000 to UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN FOUNDATION — general support of the mcburney disability res. ctr., univ. of wisconsin-madison
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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 →

