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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 “october”
Where the money went
Largest: $86,275 to INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS INNOVATION ASSOCIATION INC — support for the icbi36 conference in atlanta, georgia, june 26-29, 2022 and the e.builders forum in durham, north carolina, october 2022. 202204-12225
Largest: $75,000 to MDC Inc — support the design and execution of the state of the south convening in atlanta october 1-3, 2024
Largest: $10,000 to GATEWAY MEDICAL SOCIETY INC — to sponsor the future of gateway medical society scholarship gala on october 19, 2024
Largest: $45,000 to MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY — in support of a workshop to be held in honolulu, hi in october 2023 assembling a group of emergent phenomena in quantum systems (epiqs) grantees and researchers from south korea su…
The Chicago Community TrustChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
20 matching grants · $13.2M · through 2022Largest: $9.9M to The Nature Conservancy — general operating support, support for conservation of michigan's natural resources and wildlife, utah chapter's urgent issues, including canyonlands research center salaries, cont…
Largest: $150,000 to NETWORK OF JEWISH HUMAN SERVICE AGENCIES INC — to support emergency mental health services, resettlement of israeli families, and crisis response to antisemitic incidents following the hamas terror attack in israel on october 7…
Southcoast Community FoundationNew Bedford, MACharity · may take applications
15 matching grants · $628,825 · through 2022Largest: $201,689 to OLD DARTMOUTH HISTORICAL SOCIETY — cdbg reimbursements november, october
Largest: $70,000 to NEW LEADERS COUNCIL — october 2023 peer to peer arp convening-nlc leadership tracks
Largest: $125,000 to Army Residence Community Foundation — october 2021 army retirement residence foundation
Largest: $330,000 to ALIGNCARE HEALTH INC — community conversations - october 2024 - monthly winner
Largest: $30,000 to CENTER FOR THE VISUAL ARTS — october 1, 2023 - september 30th, 2024
St Louis Community FoundationSt Louis, MOCharity · may take applications
8 matching grants · $497,390 · through 2024Largest: $285,000 to WESTMINSTER COLLEGE — october 2022 churchill event
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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 →