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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 “menu”
Where the money went
IcivicsCambridge, MACharity · may take applications
46 matching grants · $1.4M · through 2024Largest: $198,000 to COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICE AGENCIES #1 — support of work directly related to changing/improving state policies and/or practice in k-12 civic learning aligned with civxnow state policy menu
Largest: $100,000 to SUSTAINABLE CT INC — to support the organization's mission to provide municipalities with a menu of coordinated, voluntary actions, to continually become more sustainable; to provide resources and tool…
Largest: $125,000 to CHILDRENS HUNGER ALLIANCE — food access year-round and menu of hope sponsorship
Woodlawn FoundationSan Mateo, CACharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $200,000 · through 2023Largest: $135,000 to VALLEJO SENIOR CITIZENS' COUNCIL INC — menu of activities
Largest: $120,000 to HEALTH MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATES INC — to develop an annotated menu of managed care organization (mco) contract language, and to provide policy options for states wanting to use mco contracts.
Scan Health PlanLong Beach, CACharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $50,000 · through 2024Largest: $25,000 to COMMUNITY SENIORSERV INC (DBA MEALS ON WHEELS OC) — grant to fund culturally competent meals for low-income older adults, covering food and packaging costs. the food equity initiative will offer diverse menu options, including asian…
United Way of Northwest IndianaValparaiso, INCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $36,000 · through 2022Largest: $24,000 to PORTER-STARKE SERVICES — wellness menu
Cspi Action FundWashington, DCCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $150,000 · through 2023Largest: $150,000 to THE CENTER FOR BLACK HEALTH & EQUITY — campaign for passage of a restaurant menu sodium disclosure policy in cleveland, ohio
Center for Science in the PublicWashington, DCCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $120,000 · through 2023Largest: $120,000 to THE CENTER FOR BLACK HEALTH & EQUITY — campaign for passage of a restaurant menu sodium disclosure policy in cleveland, ohio
Largest: $5,000 to SERENDIPITY THEATRE — pay equity research and menu
Largest: $20,000 to SAGINAW COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH — safe sleep for infants program, move the menu for healthy schools
CaresourceDayton, OHCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $14,550 · through 2024Largest: $14,550 to CHILDRENS HUNGER ALLIANCE — menu of hope 2024 - principal patron
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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 →

