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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 “operationa”

Where the money went

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American Electric Power Foundation → Ohio State University Foundation: $500K across 1 grant, latest 2023Van Beuren Charitable Foundation Inc → Aquidneck Land Trust: $140K across 1 grant, latest 2022Crl David Foundation → Erie County Casa Program: $100K across 4 grants, latest 2025Crossroads Fund Inc → Pride Roc: $13K across 1 grant, latest 2024Datetree Charitable Trust → Oakland Hebrew Day School: $6K across 2 grants, latest 2024Community Foundation of Greater → Circle of Support Child Advocacy Ce: $6K across 1 grant, latest 2022Crossroads Fund Inc → Mijente: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2023American Electric Power Foundation: $500K on this topic. Open the funder.American Electric Power Found…$500KVan Beuren Charitable Foundation Inc: $140K on this topic. Open the funder.Van Beuren Charitable Foundat…$140KCrl David Foundation: $100K on this topic. Open the funder.Crl David Foundation$100KCrossroads Fund Inc: $23K on this topic. Open the funder.Crossroads Fund Inc$23KDatetree Charitable Trust: $6K on this topic. Open the funder.Datetree Charitable Trust$6KCommunity Foundation of Greater: $6K on this topic. Open the funder.Community Foundation of Great…$6KOhio State University Foundation: received $500K on this topicOhio State University Foundation$500KAquidneck Land Trust: received $140K on this topicAquidneck Land Trust$140KErie County Casa Program: received $100K on this topicErie County Casa Program$100KPride Roc: received $13K on this topicPride Roc$13KMijente: received $10K on this topicMijente$10KOakland Hebrew Day School: received $6K on this topicOakland Hebrew Day School$6KCircle of Support Child Advocacy Ce: received $6K on this topicCircle of Support Child Advocac…$6K
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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 →