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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 “mitch”
Where the money went
Central Indiana Community FoundationIndianapolis, INCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $508,874 · through 2023Largest: $236,000 to Mitch Daniels Leadership Foundation Inc — 2022 distribution
Largest: $100,000 to Mitch Daniels Leadership Foundation — to support the mitch daniels leadership foundation fellowship program.
Largest: $5,000 to Mitch Daniels Leadership Foundation — mitch daniels leadership foundation annual event sponsorship
Dean & Barbara WhiteMerrillville, IN
2 matching grants · $21.4M · through 2024Largest: $10.9M to PURDUE FOR LIFE FOUNDATION — dean v white real estate finance program, mitch daniels school of business, wls head of hospitality & tourism management endowment
Largest: $133,932 to HAWAII COMMUNITY FOUNDATION — charles and mitch ota foundation fund
Lilly EndowmentIndianapolis, IN
3 matching grants · $92,250 · through 2024Largest: $63,000 to MITCH DANIELS LEADERSHIP FOUNDATION — employee matching gift(s)
Largest: $20,000 to JUMPSTART — in honor of lorie almon and mitch bompey
Largest: $10,000 to FIRST TEE OF WEST MICHIGAN — mitch wilson marathon sponsorship
Greater Green Bay CommunityGreen Bay, WICharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $20,000 · through 2024Largest: $10,000 to FOX VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE FOUNDATION — mitch lundgaard memorial scholarship fund
Largest: $4,000 to VUMC CAMP HOPE — honor of mitch harrington
Largest: $50,000 to MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY - MIT MEDIA LAB - MITCH RESNICK — to support mitch resnick's lifelong kindergarten research project cultivating creative learning with octostudio.
Largest: $10,000 to MITCH DANIELS LEADERSHIP FOUNDATION INC — general donation
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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 →

