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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 “minimum”
Where the money went
Largest: $43,500 to MAINE MEDICAL CENTER — primary purpose of the foundation to meet irs minimum distribution requirements
Largest: $22,500 to AMERICAN RED CROSS — primary purpose of the foundation to meet irs minimum distribution
Largest: $40,000 to HISTORIC NEW ENGLAND — primary purpose of the foundation to meet irs minimum distribution
Largest: $30,000 to CAMP HARBOR VIEW FOUNDATION — primary purpose of the foundation to meet irs minimum distribution
Largest: $35,810 to CREATIVE HAVERHILL — primary purpose of the foundation to meet irs minimum distribution
Largest: $1,000 to PALM BEACH COUNTY FOOD BANK — primary purpose of the foundation to meet irs minimum distributionprimary purpose of the foundation to meet irs minimum distribution
Kasnet Family FoundationManchesterbythesea, MA
12 matching grants · $47,700 · through 2025Largest: $25,000 to GOVERNOR'S ACADEMY — primary purpose of the foundation to meet irs minimum distribution
Largest: $19,530 to UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO — to partner with the regents of the university of california, berkeley to study the impact of minimum wage policies on producer prices.
Seattle FoundationSeattle, WACharity · may take applications
9 matching grants · $275,000 · through 2022Largest: $40,000 to MOTHER AFRICA — to support survivors of domestic violence who have been out of their domestic violence situation for a minimum of two years
The Chicago Community TrustChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $6.9M · through 2022Largest: $2.4M to University of Utah — support for red butte garden and arboretum as follows: a minimum of $25,000 for maintenance and upkeep of the water conservation garden. support for school programs manager salary …
Largest: $119,240 to Kelly Center for Hunger Relief — to provide case management, nutrition and physical activity education to a minimum of 330 food insecure adults, moving them towards a more independent and food secure life in el pa…
Maine Technology InstitutePortland, MECharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $231,500 · through 2024Largest: $106,500 to Bluesonde Technologies — marketing assistance to establish brand identity and customer facing content for bluesonde technologies.; market research and minimum viable product (mvp).; minimum viable product …
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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 →