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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 “mvla”
Where the money went
Largest: $30,000 to LOS ALTOS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION — mvla scholars fund
Largest: $10,000 to LOS ALTOS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION — mvla scholars
Los Altos Educational FoundationLos Altos, CACharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $24,000 · through 2024Largest: $6,000 to MOUNTAIN VIEW LOS ALTOS DISTRICT — to support mvla parent education speaker series.
Largest: $20,000 to MVLA HIGH SCHOOL FOUNDATION — charitable donation
Largest: $1,500 to LACF-MVLA SCHOLARS — general operations
Largest: $2,500 to LOS ALTOS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION — mvla scholars fund
Largest: $6,000 to MVLA HIGH SCHOOL FOUNDATION — funding assistance
Mountain View Los Altos High SchoolLos Altos, CACharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $2.1M · through 2021Largest: $2.1M to MVLA HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT — support of academics
Largest: $1,000 to Los Altos Community Foundation — in support of the mvla community scholars.
Largest: $2,800 to MVLA High School Foundation — to invest in an innovative learning environment that provides the opportunity for all students to grow and thrive.
Chavez Family FoundationSan Francisco, CA
1 matching grant · $25,000 · through 2022Largest: $25,000 to LOS ALTOS MOUNTAIN VIEW COMMUNITY FOUNDATION — general operating support for mvla scholars
Community Foundation Santa CruzAptos, CACharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $10,000 · through 2024Largest: $10,000 to LOS ALTOS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION — mvla scholarship support
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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 →