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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 “michele”
Where the money went
Largest: $1.8M to HARVARD COLLEGE — donation to the timothy & michele barakett undergraduate scholarship fund
Largest: $10,844 to MICHEL RUIZ — educational scholarship
Largest: $52,500 to BALLET WEST — in honor of reagan michele tolboe & named scholarship
Largest: $10,000 to NOBLE AND GREENOUGH SCHOOL — michele dufault '07 excel scholarship fund (not a pledge)
Innovia FoundationSpokane, WACharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $30,000 · through 2024Largest: $10,000 to Creighton University — designated to the scott and michele magnuson endowed scholarship fund (id# 0000056139, p# 0001246087)
The Crpa FoundationFullerton, CACharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $843,031 · through 2023Largest: $567,568 to MICHEL AND ASSOCIATES — litigation grant
Largest: $50,000 to Price Faye Michele — for the 2021 distinguished artist award
Largest: $12,500 to MICHEL PLANAT — scientific research
Largest: $3,000 to MICHELE PICHARDO — natural disaster recovery
Asher Student FoundationSan Francisco, CA
3 matching grants · $12,817 · through 2024Largest: $5,000 to STUDENT CO MICHELE DRUCKER LANDLORD — student housing scholarship
O'Brate FoundationGarden City, KS
3 matching grants · $12,500 · through 2024Largest: $5,000 to DELANEY MICHEL — scholarship for higher education
Alabama Partnership for ChildrenMontgomery, ALCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $80,702 · through 2024Largest: $49,750 to MICHELE S HORNSBY DBA HORNSBY'S GROUP DAYCARE HOME — to assist in attracting and retaining a qualified and skilled workforce
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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 →