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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 “nick”
Where the money went
Largest: $5.5M to NICK SIMONS FOUNDATION INTERNATIONAL — program and general operating support for the nick simons institute in nepal
The Chicago Community TrustChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
7 matching grants · $144,400 · through 2023Largest: $10,000 to Nicks Way — contribution to the mission of nick's way in support of mental wellness in teens and young adults
Largest: $6.2M to NICK SIMONS INSTITUTE — to train and support skilled healthcare workers in the rural regions of nepal.
Largest: $5,000 to NICK'S RIDE 4 FRIENDS — to support operations of nick's ride 4 friends
Largest: $47,002 to Stanford University — scholarships for j. meza ($12,100), a. nguyen ($5,000), s. nick ($5,000), s. paw ($5,000), h. sow ($4,000), e. torres ($11,618), and a. valdez-monroy ($4,284)
Largest: $3,000 to KICK FOR NICK FOUNDATION INC — program support
Largest: $15,000 to ZANATA NICK — fellowship stipend
International Documentary FoundationLos Angeles, CACharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $1.2M · through 2024Largest: $585,968 to NICK MOLLE PRODUCTIONS INC — fiscal sponsorship
Quad Cities Golf Classic CharitableEast Moline, ILCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $34,161 · through 2024Largest: $9,823 to NICK TEDDY FOUNDATION — raise funds for research and treatment of ewing's sarcoma
Largest: $75,000 to ST NICKS ALLIANCE — support for mobile library, the bk story voyager server elementary children in north brooklyn
Expanded SchoolsNew York, NYCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $282,285 · through 2024Largest: $75,386 to ST NICKS ALLIANCE — expanded learning time
Russ Thomas Scholarship FundBloomfield Hills, MI
4 matching grants · $21,000 · through 2024Largest: $7,500 to NICK LONG — private scholarship grant
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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 →