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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 “million”
Where the money went
Largest: $4.3M to JUMPSTART INC — grant to implement one million black women across the nation for black in business.
Largest: $3.5M to Emory University — support to expand the nurse residency program at emory healthcare ($5 million) and pilot a nurse fellowship program at emory's nell hodgson woodruff school of nursing ($3.5 million…
Clean Slate InitiativeOrlando, FLCharity · may take applications
60 matching grants · $9.6M · through 2024Largest: $1.3M to CODE FOR AMERICA — the clean slate initiative provides grants to organizations in support of its work toward advancing automated record clearance legislation that removes barriers to employment, hous…
Largest: $5.0M to Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta — $27.5 million campaign to increase impact.
Largest: $57,000 to World Wildlife Fund Inc — to secure financial sustainability for 25.2 million hectares of new and existing protected areas in colombia, including 12 amazonian conservation areas (about 8.3 million hectares)…
Largest: $2.0M to The Westminster Schools — phase iii capital priorities as part of $175 million campaign.
Largest: $1.1M to REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA — maddie's million pet challenge
Catalyst CaliforniaLos Angeles, CACharity · may take applications
14 matching grants · $3.3M · through 2024Largest: $1.3M to CALIFORNIA CALLS EDUCATION FUND — budget power project -million voters project
Largest: $225,000 to IOWA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES — 2023 one million trees initiative
AlliancechicagoChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
10 matching grants · $712,348 · through 2024Largest: $208,460 to FRIEND HEALTH — clinical directors network grant, research engagement and partnerships in reproductive and maternal health outcomes (repro), optimizing patient navigation for perinatal care, the c…
The Chicago Community TrustChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
9 matching grants · $7.4M · through 2023Largest: $637,000 to One Million Degrees — general operating support, contribution to provide wrap-around supports to community college students to help them succeed in their education while developing skills for employment…
Largest: $813,300 to INDIEGRAF MEDIA CORPORATION — the indie capital news startup fund will help 25 community news startups launch in communities experiencing news poverty. fifty percent of the founding teams will identify as under…
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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 →