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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 “micro”
Where the money went
Largest: $95,000 to ATLANTA VILLAGE MICRO FUND — support gangstas to growers workforce development and entrepreneurial program delivery
Largest: $25,000 to FAMILY PROMISE OF KNOXVILLE — micro grant - 2022
Wk Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI
13 matching grants · $2.6M · through 2024Largest: $650,000 to OUR VILLAGE UNITED INC — launch elevate mississippi, a 12-week incubator to minority, women, indigenous, and family-owned micro-businesses through providing technical assistance, resources, tools, mentorsh…
Largest: $20,000 to MAINESTREAM FINANCE — maine micro and small business
John D and Catherine T MacArthur Foundation (Consolidated)Chicago, IL
11 matching grants · $3.4M · through 2023Largest: $400,000 to Institute for Sustainable Communities — to pilot interventions in three micro, small and medium-size enterprise cluster regions in india that support a just and sustainable transition to clean energy sources
Largest: $20,000 to HOME BENEATH OUR FEET — 2024 capacity building micro grant
Largest: $60,608 to IFMR — endline study on impact of credit on micro and small enterprises (msme)
United Way of Northeast FloridaJacksonville, FLCharity · may take applications
14 matching grants · $97,692 · through 2023Largest: $10,000 to EMPOWERMENT ACADEMY INC — youth enrichment micro grant
Largest: $200,000 to MICRO ENTERPRISE SERVICES OF OREGON — for general operating support
Largest: $908,325 to PARKER DEWEY LLC — deluca micro-internship program
Largest: $377,000 to MICRO-SOCIETY INC — to implement the micro-society model in two pittsburgh schools
Kindred FuturesAtlanta, GACharity · may take applications
6 matching grants · $280,000 · through 2024Largest: $45,000 to THE KE'NEKT COOPERATIVE — a black-liberated, mutual-aid cooperative space in southwest atlanta fostering exchange among residents, legacy black businesses, creatives, and micro-startups through mentorship, …
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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 →