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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 “nicaragua”
Where the money went
Largest: $6,400 to COOPERATIVA DE AGROTURISMO RURAL BIOMETEPE — reduccion de la contaminacion por plasticos de un solo uso en la reserva de biosfera, isla de ometepe, en el lago de nicaragua/ reducing pollution from single-use plastics in the o…
Largest: $561,900 to SURF NATURE SA — these donations are made for the clean water project (clean water wells) in impoverished communities in nicaragua.
Wardle Family FoundationCharlottesville, VA
8 matching grants · $199,800 · through 2024Largest: $25,000 to BRIDGES TO COMMUNITY INC — contribution for education program in nicaragua
Second Mountain MinistriesSpring, TXCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $214,077 · through 2024Largest: $76,308 to EDUCATION PLUS NICARAGUA — provide children in nicaragua with food, education,and activities to eliminate malnutrition, instill core values, and give the resources and opportunities to rise above their impov…
Largest: $2.9M to Living Water International — multi-year funding to support current activities in uganda, zambia and nicaragua's country programs, and in addition, to support more growth, innovation and impact in those countri…
Largest: $2.8M to INTERNATIONAL PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION WESTERN HEMISPHERE REGION (DBA — for work in argentina, bolivia, nicaragua, paraguay, tanzania, uganda, and venezuela
St Marys United Methodist ChurchSt Marys, GACharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $800,000 · through 2025Largest: $200,000 to PARTNERS WORLDWIDE — support the journey to sustainability project in nicaragua
Largest: $25,000 to CONTEXTOS — providing education to kids in nicaragua
Opportunity InternationalChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $1.1M · through 2023Largest: $615,812 to OPPORTUNITY INTERNATIONAL NICARAGUA — operating funds for community economic development and private school in nicaragua
Rjs FoundationIndianapolis, IN
3 matching grants · $93,628 · through 2024Largest: $44,270 to NICARAGUA RESOURCE NETWORK INC (DBA NRN) — $3,700 for land/house purchase; $24,000 for medical operations; $5,400 for college coordinator, scholarships, and graduation; $7,220 for jj school, jj agape, and transportation and…
Largest: $12,300 to NICARAGUA ADVANCES IN CHRISTIAN ED — donations to colleges, universities and other organizations under "matching gifts program."
Largest: $1,298 to Mission for Nicaragua — support for children in nicaragua
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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 →