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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.

3 funders with a record of paying for “missionand”

Where the money went

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Brk Family Foundation → Georgetown University: $55K across 4 grants, latest 2025Elba L and Gene Portteus Branigin Foundation → Habitat for Humanity: $15K across 3 grants, latest 2024Mas Impact Foundation → Initiate Hope: $13K across 4 grants, latest 2025Mas Impact Foundation → Family Legacy International: $3K across 1 grant, latest 2024Brk Family Foundation: $55K on this topic. Open the funder.Brk Family Foundation$55KMas Impact Foundation: $16K on this topic. Open the funder.Mas Impact Foundation$16KElba L and Gene Portteus Branigin Foundation: $15K on this topic. Open the funder.Elba L and Gene Portteus Bran…$15KGeorgetown University: received $55K on this topicGeorgetown University$55KHabitat for Humanity: received $15K on this topicHabitat for Humanity$15KInitiate Hope: received $13K on this topicInitiate Hope$13KFamily Legacy International: received $3K on this topicFamily Legacy International$3K
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Source: IRS Form 990-PF Part XV and Form 990 Schedule I, tax years 20192025. 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 →