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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.
9 funders with a record of paying for “minnow”
Where the money went
Largest: $25,000 to MINNOW SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIES LAW CENTER — current use for general charitable purposes
Largest: $31,500 to SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIES LAW CENTER — project minnow operating support
ResistJamaica Plain, MACharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $30,000 · through 2024Largest: $20,000 to SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIES LAW CENTER — 2023 life disbursements - (minnow)
National Fish and Wildlife FoundationWashington, DCCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $1.4M · through 2023Largest: $1.4M to MIDDLE RIO GRANDE CONSERVANCY DISTRICT — water conservation for minnow in middle rio grande
Largest: $500,000 to Community Foundation of Jackson Hole — to establish a donor advised fund for minnow fund grantmaking
Rsf Social FinanceSan Francisco, CACharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $171,000 · through 2021Largest: $171,000 to SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIES LAW CENTER — for minnow; for east bay permanent real estate cooperative
The San Francisco FoundationSan Francisco, CACharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $52,500 · through 2023Largest: $52,500 to SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIES LAW CENTER — for the hasta muerte coffee project. for general support. for general support of minnow.
Greater Manhattan Community FoundationManhattan, KSCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $10,000 · through 2022Largest: $10,000 to MANHATTAN MARLINS — yes! fund 2022 grant - minnows practice in manhattan & ft. riley
Largest: $5,000 to SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIES LAW CENTER--MINNOW PROJECT — secure land tenure for farmers of color and indigenous communities
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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 →