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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.
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PbhpNew York, NY
69 matching grants · $2.0M · through 2024Largest: $173,800 to AMERICAN JEWISH UNIVERSITY — funding to support the college's post-graduate studies program for students seeking to obtain a masters degree in jewish education or jewish communal service.
Catholic Legal Immigration NetworkSilver Spring, MDCharity · may take applications
62 matching grants · $4.5M · through 2024Largest: $1.5M to CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF LOS ANGELES INC — increase immigration legal services by expanding training for nonprofits to help staff members become accredited representatives under the u.s. department of justice office of lega…
International Union of OperatingMedway, MACharity · may take applications
132 matching grants · $4.7M · through 2024Largest: $211,869 to BORGGAARD CONSTRUCTION CORP — to successfully bid and obtain jobs in construction industry
Largest: $12,500 to LOUKIA DARAVALI — scholarships are given to students to give them the opportunity to attend a medical school located in greece. the scholarship funds are to be used by the scholarship recipient at s…
Peopleforbikes FoundationBoulder, COCharity · may take applications
43 matching grants · $1.9M · through 2024Largest: $457,484 to NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CITY TRANSPORTATION OFFICIALS INC — to improve infrastructure to obtain or enhance "bicycle friendly community" status.
Largest: $50,000 to NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION — the foundation helps uc san diego obtain private gifts in support of research, teaching, and public service.
International Union of Operating EngSouthwick, MACharity · may take applications
44 matching grants · $1.4M · through 2025Largest: $99,948 to MORAIS CONTRACTORS INC — to successfully bid and obtain jobs in construction industry
Largest: $150,000 to BIOTECHNICAL INSTITUTE OF MARYLAND INC — to support the biostart and laboratory associates program that helps low-income baltimore residents obtain hands-on training, skills, and careers into the bioscience industry leadi…
Operating Engineers Local 137 LaborBriarcliff Manor, NYCharity · may take applications
26 matching grants · $2.2M · through 2024Largest: $242,842 to MONTESANO CONTRACTING INC — to successfully bid and obtain jobs in the construction industry
Largest: $44,659 to YULIIA SACHUK — to obtain an llm
Conrad N Hilton FoundationWestlake Village, CA
8 matching grants · $5.1M · through 2024Largest: $1.0M to GREGORIAN UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION INC — to continue providing scholarships for catholic sisters to obtain the diploma and licentiate in safeguarding and to create online platform that will make safeguarding courses avail…
Largest: $25,000 to Access Fund — to support an economic impact study, general operations of access fund arkansas, and to cover legal fees related to obtaining public access to recreational space.
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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 →