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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 “ontribution”

Where the money went

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Robert G & Kathryn R Schwemley → Mount Carmel College of Nursing: $33K across 1 grant, latest 2022Chau Family Charitable Foundation → Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2023Bozzone Family Foundation → Pittsburgh Symphony: $10K across 3 grants, latest 2024Susskind Family Foundation → Weizmann Institute of Science: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2024The Stahl Family Charitable → Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation: $2K across 1 grant, latest 2022Newman Family Charitable Foundation → Enviormental Working Group: $1K across 1 grant, latest 2025Robert G & Kathryn R Schwemley: $33K on this topic. Open the funder.Robert G & Kathryn R Schwemley$33KChau Family Charitable Foundation: $20K on this topic. Open the funder.Chau Family Charitable Founda…$20KBozzone Family Foundation: $10K on this topic. Open the funder.Bozzone Family Foundation$10KSusskind Family Foundation: $10K on this topic. Open the funder.Susskind Family Foundation$10KThe Stahl Family Charitable: $2K on this topic. Open the funder.The Stahl Family Charitable$2KNewman Family Charitable Foundation: $1K on this topic. Open the funder.Newman Family Charitable Foun…$1KMount Carmel College of Nursing: received $33K on this topicMount Carmel College of Nursing$33KRensselaer Polytechnic Institute: received $20K on this topicRensselaer Polytechnic Institute$20KPittsburgh Symphony: received $10K on this topicPittsburgh Symphony$10KWeizmann Institute of Science: received $10K on this topicWeizmann Institute of Science$10KAlex's Lemonade Stand Foundation: received $2K on this topicAlex's Lemonade Stand Foundation$2KEnviormental Working Group: received $1K on this topicEnviormental Working Group$1K
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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 →