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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 “movers”
Where the money went
Child Care ConnectionAnchorage, AKCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $412,567 · through 2023Largest: $222,110 to LITTLE MOUNTAIN MOVERS ACADEM — covid19 program support
Largest: $25,000 to MOVERS AND SHAKAS — exempt purposes of the organization
Largest: $42,150 to THE RESEARCH FOUNDATION OF SUNY UB — movers and makers expansion
Largest: $1.8M to HUNT ALTERNATIVES — inclusive security, demand abolition, political parity, prime movers programs
Fftc Partners for Empowering CommunitiesCharlotte, NCCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $94,750 · through 2023Largest: $74,750 to TBC MOVERS INC — support to help small business grow
Women'S Business Development CenterChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $40,000 · through 2023Largest: $20,000 to LALO'S MOVERS INC — small business assistance grants
Largest: $25,000 to FOOD ON THE MOVE — 2025 movers & shakers gala visionary sponsorship
Largest: $10,000 to MOVERS AND MAKERS PUBLISHING — program support
Always On Energy ResearchDenver, COCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $600,000 · through 2025Largest: $600,000 to PRIME MOVER INSTITUTE — regulatory comments
Largest: $23,000 to GIRLS ON THE RUN-IDAHO INC — general operating support for "hello, mountain mover!" program & scholarship fund
Largest: $500,000 to MOVERS & SHAKERS FOUNDATION — to support the development of the kinfolk ar monuments app and archive, and related public programming
Largest: $200,000 to VITAL VOICES PARTNERSHIP — stuart weitzman bold movers partnership - further 501(c)(3) charitable purpose
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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 →