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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 “microlending”
Where the money went
Largest: $100,000 to Accessity — microlending program
Largest: $25,000 to Accessity — microlending program
Largest: $10,000 to KIVA MICROFUNDS — connecting people through microlending to alleviate poverty
Kaiser Foundation HospitalsOakland, CACharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $99,000 · through 2024Largest: $50,000 to California Association For Microenterprise Foundat — expanding the impact of microlending in california
Largest: $25,000 to ACCION OPPORTUNITY FUND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT — over two years for support of microlending programs in los angeles county
Largest: $10,000 to Hope International — christian microlending in less-developed countries
Largest: $10,000 to ACCESSITY — accessity microlending program for temecula valley
Largest: $300,000 to The Michigan Women's Foundation dba Michigan Women Forward — expand, scale and increase microlending impact in semi
Gitlab FoundationSan Francisco, CA
1 matching grant · $250,000 · through 2024Largest: $250,000 to KIVA MICROFUNDS — to support scaling microlending services and products to impact refugees and internally displaced persons in columbia.
Frey FoundationGrand Rapids, MI
1 matching grant · $100,000 · through 2024Largest: $100,000 to The Michigan Women's Foundation — west michigan loan officer ($100k) and microlending investment fund ($50k)
The San Diego FoundationSan Diego, CACharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $90,000 · through 2024Largest: $90,000 to ACCESSITY — a sdg&e economic prosperity grant to support the 2024 microlending program
Largest: $257,000 to WINDMILL MICROLENDING — small business
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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 →