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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 “meru”
Where the money went
Largest: $250,000 to RIPPLES INTERNATIONAL — to provide support to the new start centre in meru, kenya, to advance community development and outreach activities and to help care for children while addressing rising operationa…
Koch FoundationGainesville, FL
2 matching grants · $20,000 · through 2024Largest: $10,000 to Missionary Sisters of the Holy Family Meru — to support the education and formation of women religious
Largest: $3,000 to UNIVERSITY PLACE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH — supplies delivered to meru, kenya
Largest: $83,663 to Stichting MERU-MVU — promote conciousness
Largest: $1,000 to MOUNT MERU TUMAINI — assist in community programs.
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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 →