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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 “next”
Where the money went
Largest: $1.7M to UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA FOUNDATION — next generation, program support, and scholarships
Largest: $270,000 to NEXT RIVER — next river will undertake the second phase of its freedom revival project, which seeks to integrating "freedom practices" into systems, policies and place-based practices of the hu…
Largest: $80,000 to Robeson Community College — jmbe next nc acceleration grant
Largest: $50,000 to THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL — this grant will support the next five years of the local journalism researchers workshop (ljrw), an interdisciplinary convening of local news leaders from academia, philanthropy, i…
Largest: $300,000 to THE BROOKLYN ACADEMY OF MUSIC INC — core support for next wave festival, next wave, a performing arts festival featuring fresh interpretations of classic works and adventurous contemporary presentations
Largest: $5.8M to AMERICAN HEART ASSN — 77906 supporting the american heart association's next phase of the voices for healthy kids initiative, specifically to advance health equity for children
Largest: $1.2M to African Institute for Mathematical Sciences - Next Einstein Initiative (Rw — for an african research chair program in data science and its applications
Largest: $250,000 to Health Care for the Homeless Inc — operational support - creating health access for next generation equity program
Largest: $700,000 to STEM NEXT OPPORTUNITY FUND — in support of research and design for effective out-of-school time science and engineering learning pathways.
Largest: $115,000 to (204) COALITION FOR ANTI-RACISM AND EQUITY INC — to support the 2024/25 leadership next gen and next gen activators fellowships, as well as the coalition's efforts to ensure long-term sustainability
Largest: $550,000 to President and Fellows of Harvard College — to support research and the creation and distribution of content via theeducation next (ednext)magazine and its digital channels.
Largest: $287,500 to NEXT DOOR INC — for project 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 →