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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.
5 funders with a record of paying for “neighbohood”
Where the money went
Largest: $25,000 to HEALTHY NEIGHBOHOODS- SOUTHEAST COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT — strengthening neighborhoods
Largest: $4,000 to NEIGHBOHOOD INDUSTRIES — program support
Fund for Southern CommunitiesDecatur, GACharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $67,500 · through 2023Largest: $37,500 to NEW VISION MSK — neighbohood planning
Finger Lakes Performing Provider SystemRochester, NYCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $115,000 · through 2022Largest: $115,000 to ST JOSEPH'S NEIGHBOHOOD CENTER — financial incentive to implement transformation projects
Community Foundation for SoutheastDetroit, MICharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $10,000 · through 2023Largest: $10,000 to OUR NEIGHBOHOOD ACADEMY — human services
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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 →