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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.

3 funders with a record of paying for “operationsto”

Where the money went

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Elmer & Kaya Berg Foundation No 2 → Churches United for the Homeless: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2025Amy Klette Newman Foundation → Cornell University ( Institute of Politicsglobal Affairs): $35K across 1 grant, latest 2022Buckner Foundation → Friends of Arrow Rock: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2024Amy Klette Newman Foundation → Bridging Insights: $30K across 3 grants, latest 2025Buckner Foundation → Arrow Rock Cemetary Association: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2023Amy Klette Newman Foundation → Cornell University School of Law (Marc Joseph Law Scholarship): $10K across 1 grant, latest 2024Amy Klette Newman Foundation: $75K on this topic. Open the funder.Amy Klette Newman Foundation$75KElmer & Kaya Berg Foundation No 2: $50K on this topic. Open the funder.Elmer & Kaya Berg Foundation…$50KBuckner Foundation: $15K on this topic. Open the funder.Buckner Foundation$15KChurches United for the Homeless: received $50K on this topicChurches United for the Homeless$50KCornell University ( Institute of Politicsglobal Affairs): received $35K on this topicCornell University ( Institute…$35KBridging Insights: received $30K on this topicBridging Insights$30KFriends of Arrow Rock: received $10K on this topicFriends of Arrow Rock$10KCornell University School of Law (Marc Joseph Law Scholarship): received $10K on this topicCornell University School of La…$10KArrow Rock Cemetary Association: received $5K on this topicArrow Rock Cemetary Association$5K
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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 →