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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.
3 funders with a record of paying for “mengering”
Where the money went
Kiwanis International FoundationIndianapolis, INCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $19,368 · through 2023Largest: $7,200 to Kiwanis Club of Meridian Hills Foundation Inc — mengering fund
Cobb FoundationGarden City, NY
2 matching grants · $20,000 · through 2023Largest: $10,000 to SALEM ACADEMY AND COLLEGE — menger - 05/01/24 10:34am worksheet private foundation
Largest: $1,000 to SUNITA MENGERS MD — orthopaedic research 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 →