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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 “nonverbal”
Where the money went
Largest: $52,000 to YESHIVA UNIVERSITY — funding of nonverbal learning disorder clinic
Largest: $55,000 to FRANKLIN ACADEMY INCORPORATED — provide education to children with nonverbal learning differences and asperger's syndrome.
Largest: $11,721 to CUYAHOGA FALLS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT — speak up for the nonverbal
Elisabeth D Wagner FoundationHot Springs Natl Park, AR
1 matching grant · $2,000 · through 2023Largest: $2,000 to FIRST STEP INC — ipads for nonverbal children
Largest: $1,000 to INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SPELLING AS COMMUNICATION — support for individuals with neurodiversity and other nonverbal disorders
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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 →