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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 “noted”
Where the money went
Largest: $77,000 to Pave the Way Foundation — general & capital purposes, unless noted
Largest: $10,765 to PENNCO TECH FOR IRIS JOSE ZUNIGA — scholarship granted. note that in order to protect the privacy of the student, personal information is not provided. individual can be contacted through the fund. all disbursements…
The Vermont Community FoundationMiddlebury, VTCharity · may take applications
34 matching grants · $1.7M · through 2024Largest: $12,500 to PENLAND SCHOOL OF CRAFTS — to support the tom and asa johnson scholarship award program at penland school of craft advisor note: all promotional material and public acknowledgements related to this contribut…
Largest: $150,000 to R Packard Center for ALS Research — general & capital purposes, unless noted
Largest: $25,750 to WELD LEGACY FDN NCMC FDN — general operating expenses for a 501(c) organization (applies to all grants and contributions unless otherwise noted)
Largest: $77,123 to FOUNDATIONS CHURCH — general operating expenses for a 501(c) organization (applies to all grants and contributions unless otherwise noted)
Largest: $50,000 to STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SYRACUSE — shared notes: shared decisions-- improving use and access to clinical shared notes to improve patient care and education
North Star FundNew York, NYCharity · may take applications
22 matching grants · $660,000 · through 2022Largest: $30,000 to CAMPAIGN FOR ALTERNATIVES TO ISOLATED CONFINEMENT (CAIC) — general support. please note that this grant is prorated to cover an 18-month period in order to move your next renewal deadline to fall of 2024
Nonprofit VoteWaltham, MACharity · may take applications
18 matching grants · $539,500 · through 2024Largest: $84,000 to Michigan Nonprofit Association — see note attached
Largest: $10,500 to Congregation Emanu-El — general purpose, unless otherwise noted
Largest: $2.0M to MZC FOUNDATION (DBA THE RAY) — gray note grant - committed to $1,250,000 annually for five years, from 2022 through 2026
The Community Foundation of MiddleNashville, TNCharity · may take applications
6 matching grants · $159,941 · through 2024Largest: $6,000 to NOTES FOR NOTES INC — to continue notes for notes (n4n) roo sessions creating original tracks featuring n4n youth artists and bonnaroo performing artists recorded backstage.
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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 →