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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 “neediest”
Where the money went
Largest: $35,000 to Providence St Mel Schl — to provide scholarships - opportunities for academic excellence- for the neediest students who depend on financial assistance
Largest: $100,000 to BIG SHOULDERS — provide financial support to catholic schools in the neediest areas of inner-city chicago.
FjcNew York, NYCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $140,500 · through 2024Largest: $42,250 to NEW YORK TIMES NEEDIEST CASES — unrestricted general support
Largest: $25,000 to LITTLE SISTERS OF THE POOR — offers the neediest elderly of every race and religion a home where they will be welcomed and taken care of
Largest: $22,262 to THE NEEDIEST FAMILIES FUND — unrestricted general
Largest: $29,238 to NEW YORK TIMES NEEDIEST CASES FUND — to promote and support the charitable exempt purpose pursuant to section 501(c)(3) of the recipient.
Knights of ColumbusNew Haven, CTCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $350,000 · through 2024Largest: $150,000 to THE ALFRED E SMITH MEMORIAL FOUNDATION — support programs to bring hope to the neediest children regardless of race, creed or color
Largest: $10,000 to BUFFALO NEWS NEEDIEST — general - unrestricted
Largest: $6,500 to COLEL CHABAD — provides life preserving assistance to the neediest people in israel regardless of gender, age, marital status, ethnicity or religious observance.
Largest: $5,000 to NEEDIEST KIDS OF ALL — general operations
Largest: $7,000 to NEW YORK TIMES NEEDIEST — to further donee's exempt purpose
Largest: $19,986 to NEW YORK TIMES NEEDIEST CASES FUND — general charitable purposes
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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 →