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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.

6 funders with a record of paying for “offsides”

Where the money went

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East Bay Community Foundation → Social Good Fund: $619K across 1 grant, latest 2021One World Fund → Social Good Fund Inc: $160K across 4 grants, latest 2025The California Endowment → Social Good Fund Inc: $150K across 2 grants, latest 2023Foundation to Promote Open Society → Social Good Fund Inc: $150K across 1 grant, latest 2023The Kendeda Fund → Social Good Fund Inc: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2022Forest Creatures Foundation Ltd → Social Good Fund Inc: $50K across 2 grants, latest 2023The California Endowment → Social Good Fund: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2021East Bay Community Foundation: $619K on this topic. Open the funder.East Bay Community Foundation$619KThe California Endowment: $200K on this topic. Open the funder.The California Endowment$200KOne World Fund: $160K on this topic. Open the funder.One World Fund$160KFoundation to Promote Open Society: $150K on this topic. Open the funder.Foundation to Promote Open So…$150KThe Kendeda Fund: $100K on this topic. Open the funder.The Kendeda Fund$100KForest Creatures Foundation Ltd: $50K on this topic. Open the funder.Forest Creatures Foundation L…$50KSocial Good Fund: received $669K on this topicSocial Good Fund$669KSocial Good Fund Inc: received $610K on this topicSocial Good Fund Inc$610K
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Source: IRS Form 990-PF Part XV and Form 990 Schedule I, tax years 20192025. 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 →