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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 “meaning”
Where the money went
Largest: $5.0M to THE PEOPLE'S FORUM — for charitable, religious, scientific, literary, or educational purposes, within the meaning of section 501(c)(3) of the internal revenue service code 1986.
Largest: $391,646 to CORNELL UNIVERSITY — all are for charitable, educational, scientific, or literacy purposes within the meaning of irc section 501(c)(3).
The Warren and Augusta Hume FoundationPonte Vedra Beach, FL
70 matching grants · $1.0M · through 2023Largest: $55,000 to ROLLINS COLLEGE — all are for charitable, educational, scientific, or literacy purposes within the meaning of irc sec 501(c)(3).
Largest: $150,000 to SEEDS OF PEACE INC — all are for charitable, educational, scientific, or literacy purposes within the meaning of irc section 501(c)(3).
Largest: $15,000 to YOUNG AND PROSPEROUS FOUNDATION — advancing health equity through higher education opportunities: to provide scholarship support and college assistance to african american students in southeast san diego interested…
The Aider FoundationUnion Springs, AL
28 matching grants · $340,094 · through 2024Largest: $74,820 to NGO PARTNERSHIP AN UKRAINE ASSISTANCE — charitable purposes within meaning of code sec (c)
The Seaver EndowmentSierra Madre, CA
20 matching grants · $490,000 · through 2024Largest: $30,000 to JUDICIAL WATCH INC — to defend human rights and freedoms through legal means
Detroit Economic Growth AssociationDetroit, MICharity · may take applications
18 matching grants · $692,316 · through 2024Largest: $188,816 to BUILD INSTITUTE — detroit means business
Opportunity Labs FoundationBrielle, NJCharity · may take applications
18 matching grants · $497,615 · through 2024Largest: $75,000 to Public Health Accreditation Board — to build the field's understanding of what it means to help young people thrive.
Ted and Patricia CountsForest, VACharity · may take applications
10 matching grants · $174,000 · through 2024Largest: $40,000 to GLEANING FOR THE WORLD — to provide scholarships to students interested in a career in the golf industry requiring financial assistance to promote the golf industry and to expand the interest in golf among…
John Templeton FoundationWest Conshohocken, PA
11 matching grants · $2.2M · through 2024Largest: $574,620 to YALE UNIVERSITY — revelation project: finding meaning in nonreligious transformative contexts
Largest: $250,000 to PUBLIC COUNSEL — within the meaning of 501(c)(3)
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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 →