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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.

2 funders with a record of paying for “nonfederal”

Where the money went

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Hansjorg Wyss Institute for Biologically → Attivare Therapeutics Inc: $844K across 1 grant, latest 2023P Street Project → Progressive Change Campaign Committee Nonfederal: $38K across 1 grant, latest 2024Hansjorg Wyss Institute for Biologically → Trustees of Boston University: $682K across 2 grants, latest 2022Hansjorg Wyss Institute for Biologically → Trustees of Boston University: $363K across 1 grant, latest 2023Hansjorg Wyss Institute for Biologically → Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania: $175K across 2 grants, latest 2022Hansjorg Wyss Institute for Biologically → Trustees of Tufts College: $84K across 1 grant, latest 2023Hansjorg Wyss Institute for Biologically → Trustees of Tufts College: $64K across 1 grant, latest 2022Hansjorg Wyss Institute for Biologically → Washington University: $21K across 1 grant, latest 2022Hansjorg Wyss Institute for Biologically: $2.2M on this topic. Open the funder.Hansjorg Wyss Institute for B…$2.2MP Street Project: $38K on this topic. Open the funder.P Street Project$38KAttivare Therapeutics Inc: received $844K on this topicAttivare Therapeutics Inc$844KTrustees of Boston University: received $682K on this topicTrustees of Boston University$682KTrustees of Boston University: received $363K on this topicTrustees of Boston University$363KTrustees of the University of Pennsylvania: received $175K on this topicTrustees of the University of P…$175KTrustees of Tufts College: received $84K on this topicTrustees of Tufts College$84KTrustees of Tufts College: received $64K on this topicTrustees of Tufts College$64KProgressive Change Campaign Committee Nonfederal: received $38K on this topicProgressive Change Campaign Com…$38KWashington University: received $21K on this topicWashington University$21K
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Source: IRS Form 990-PF Part XV and Form 990 Schedule I, tax years 20192025. 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 →