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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 “mentorkids”
Where the money went
Largest: $50,000 to MENTORKIDS USA — palomino after school program
Thunderbirds CharitiesPhoenix, AZCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $166,000 · through 2024Largest: $59,000 to MENTORKIDS USA — at-risk youth & families
First Baptist Church of PhoenixPhoenix, AZCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $38,000 · through 2024Largest: $8,000 to MENTORKIDS USA — mentorkids spiritual development program
The Community Foundation of LouisvilleLouisville, KYCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $33,000 · through 2024Largest: $10,000 to MENTORKIDS KENTUCKY — o31 big brother big sisters
Kraft FoundationParadise Valley, AZ
3 matching grants · $180,000 · through 2024Largest: $65,000 to MENTORKIDS USA — tempe promise neighborhood
Valley of the Sun United WayPhoenix, AZCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $51,800 · through 2024Largest: $18,500 to MentorKids USA — program support
Largest: $10,000 to Mentorkids USA — greatest need
Largest: $50,000 to MentorKids USA — expand promise neighborhood mentoring program in maryvale
Largest: $3,000 to MENTORKIDS USA — contribution for mentorkids breakfast
Arizona Community FoundationPhoenix, AZCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $35,000 · through 2024Largest: $20,000 to MENTORKIDS USA — summer enrichment program for underserved phoenix youth
The Community Foundation ofLouisville, KYCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $12,970 · through 2024Largest: $6,500 to MENTORKIDS KENTUCKY — o31 big brother big sisters
Largest: $50,000 to MENTORKIDS USA — after school and summer programs for kids in maryvale
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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 →