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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 “monies”
Where the money went
Largest: $20,000 to MEMPHIS JEWISH FEDERATION — the myron lewis foundation donated monies to the memphis jewish federation to help with operations
Kennesaw State UniversityKennesaw, GACharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $18.9M · through 2024Largest: $5.5M to KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY — to provide monies to ksu for student scholarships
Multiple District 22 Lions Vision Research FoundationBaltimore, MDCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $517,000 · through 2024Largest: $170,000 to WILMER EYE INSTITUTE — monies paid to the wilmer eye institute of the johns hopkins medical institution in baltimore, md, to be used for research and rehabilitation to minimize the disabilities caused by…
East Stroudsburg University FoundationEast Stroudsburg, PACharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $5.3M · through 2024Largest: $1.8M to EAST STROUDSBURG UNIVERSITY — donations and contributions were made to various organizations within the university. the monies are to be used for educational advancement purposes.
Wisconsin Dells Education Foundation inWisconsin Dells, WICharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $1.4M · through 2023Largest: $596,708 to COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF SOUTHERN WISCONSIN INC — monies given to the community foundation are to set up scholarship funds.
Montecito Friends of the LibrarySanta Barbara, CACharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $500,000 · through 2024Largest: $187,500 to COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY SERVICES — to supplement monies provided by the city for the operation of the montecito library.
New Jersey Asphalt Pavement AssocHamilton, NJCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $97,604 · through 2024Largest: $50,118 to CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY ADVANCEMENT PROGRAM OF NJ — the construction industry advancement program of new jersey provides construction education, scholarships, and research; improvement and standardization of public sector contracts …
Divine Child Alumni Association FoundationDearborn, MICharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $60,275 · through 2023Largest: $22,250 to Church of the Divine Child- Divine Child High School — monies provided to the church of the divine child, the parish-owner of the supported organization, divine child high school, for the purpose of funding tuition-related scholarships…
Massachusetts Dental SocietySouthborough, MACharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $184,925 · through 2024Largest: $58,925 to DCD (DOCTORS CARING FOR DOCTORS) — these grant monies support the activities of that organization that work in conjunction with the health and wellness of member dentists.
SistersongAtlanta, GACharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $3.1M · through 2024Largest: $2.8M to BLACK MAMAS MATTER ALLIANCE (BMMA) — at the end of 2022, bmma applied for separate (c)(3) status. bmma was previously considered a program of sistersong. these funds were monies collected by sistersong which were rest…
Southwestern Illinois College FoundationBelleville, ILCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $2.7M · through 2024Largest: $2.0M to SOUTHWESTERN ILLINOIS COLLEGE — monies used to purchase capital assets and support programs to assist the college with its mission
Bell Charitable FoundationRancho Santa Fe, CA
3 matching grants · $75,000 · through 2024Largest: $25,000 to Government Accountability Institute — support programs to investigate government capitalism, misuse of taxpayer monies, & other corruptions
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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 →