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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 “official”
Where the money went
Illinois High School Activities FoundationBloomington, IL
42 matching grants · $42,000 · through 2025Largest: $1,000 to Darien Green — teacher coach officials scholarship
United Way of New York CityNew York, NYCharity · may take applications
19 matching grants · $1.2M · through 2023Largest: $328,697 to THE WAKEMAN AGENCY LLC — education - black studies cirriculum -helping nyc officials design, refine, and implement a black studies curriculum for nyc schools. as part of this work, uwnyc launched over 30+ …
Largest: $675,000 to ASSOCIATION OF STATE AND TERRITORIAL HEALTH OFFICIALS (ASTHO) — 80661 continuing support for the astho leadership institute in meeting the ongoing leadership-development needs of state and territorial health officials
Sunset Park Health CouncilBrooklyn, NYCharity · may take applications
15 matching grants · $9.8M · through 2023Largest: $2.5M to CALLEN LORDE COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER — to provide primary health and dental care to special populationos. this is an official sub-grantee of our 330 federal grant
Largest: $275,000 to POWERSWITCH ACTION — core support for in the public interest to help community organizations, advocacy groups, public officials, researchers, and the general public understand the importance of public …
Largest: $300,000 to OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY — to provide expert training and technical assistance to law enforcement and city officials in six (6) urban areas to implement, evaluate and test the effectiveness of place network …
Largest: $125,000 to LOCAL PROGRESS POLICY INSTITUTE — to provide organizing, policy, and governance support to local elected officials in pennsylvania, foster connections between these officials, and build accountability to communitie…
Wk Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI
7 matching grants · $1.7M · through 2023Largest: $57,439 to MELEL XOJOBAL AC — strengthen protection of children and adolescent rights in the state of chiapas by generating awareness and training among public officials in a municipal level to assure that the …
President and Fellows of Harvard CollegeCambridge, MACharity · may take applications
6 matching grants · $287,500 · through 2023Largest: $62,500 to NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF COUNTY AND CITY HEALTH OFFICIALS — sponsored research sub-award
National Assn of State DepartmentsArlington, VACharity · may take applications
7 matching grants · $1.1M · through 2024Largest: $244,871 to ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN FEED CONTROL OFFICIALS — fsma subaward
John D and Catherine T MacArthur Foundation (Consolidated)Chicago, IL
7 matching grants · $1.1M · through 2024Largest: $285,000 to ACCOUNTABILITY LAB NIGERIA NETWORK — to implement a series of behavior and norm-change programs for community members and government officials
Largest: $49,000 to GLOBAL AMERICANS INC — to convene american and caribbean policymakers, scholars, government officials, and civil society representatives for a series of meetings to discuss policy options regarding clima…
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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 →