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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 “operatng”

Where the money went

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Muriel Whiteside Charitable Tr → Animal Allies Humane Society Inc: $517K across 5 grants, latest 2024Kershaw Foundation → Men of Nehemiah: $160K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Sherwood Foundation → Thor Inc: $150K across 1 grant, latest 2024Peravid Foundation Agency → Ordway Center for Performing Arts: $105K across 3 grants, latest 2024Dik Edward & Evelyn Fam Foundation → Moody Bible Institute of Chicago: $90K across 4 grants, latest 2025J Empson Irrev Tw Fbo Charities → Craig Hospital Foundation: $56K across 4 grants, latest 2025The Highfield Foundation Fifth Third Bank → The Nature Conservancy in Vermont: $54K across 4 grants, latest 2024The Hoglund Foundation → Volunteernow: $53K across 2 grants, latest 2023Elks of Los Angeles Foundation Main → The Ucla Foundation: $48K across 4 grants, latest 2025The Mc Cutchen Foundation → The Childrens Inn at Nih: $40K across 2 grants, latest 2024Annie B Fritch Trust Uw → American Red Cross: $25K across 2 grants, latest 2023Shannon Family Charitable Fdn Fifth Third → Paul C Apap Als Foundation: $10K across 2 grants, latest 2024Muriel Whiteside Charitable Tr → Animal Allies Humane Society: $118K across 1 grant, latest 2025The Sherwood Foundation → Amalgamated Charitable Fdtn: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2025Annie B Fritch Trust Uw → The American National Red Cross: $24K across 2 grants, latest 2025Shannon Family Charitable Fdn Fifth Third → Isaiah 117 House: $5K across 3 grants, latest 2025The Hoglund Foundation → University of Virginia Mcintire Sch: $2K across 1 grant, latest 2024The Sherwood Foundation → Omaha Sports Commission: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2024Muriel Whiteside Charitable Tr: $635K on this topic. Open the funder.Muriel Whiteside Charitable Tr$635KThe Sherwood Foundation: $300K on this topic. Open the funder.The Sherwood Foundation$300KKershaw Foundation: $160K on this topic. Open the funder.Kershaw Foundation$160KPeravid Foundation Agency: $105K on this topic. Open the funder.Peravid Foundation Agency$105KDik Edward & Evelyn Fam Foundation: $90K on this topic. Open the funder.Dik Edward & Evelyn Fam Found…$90KJ Empson Irrev Tw Fbo Charities: $56K on this topic. Open the funder.J Empson Irrev Tw Fbo Chariti…$56KThe Hoglund Foundation: $55K on this topic. Open the funder.The Hoglund Foundation$55KThe Highfield Foundation Fifth Third Bank: $54K on this topic. Open the funder.The Highfield Foundation Fift…$54KAnnie B Fritch Trust Uw: $49K on this topic. Open the funder.Annie B Fritch Trust Uw$49KElks of Los Angeles Foundation Main: $48K on this topic. Open the funder.Elks of Los Angeles Foundatio…$48KThe Mc Cutchen Foundation: $40K on this topic. Open the funder.The Mc Cutchen Foundation$40KShannon Family Charitable Fdn Fifth Third: $15K on this topic. Open the funder.Shannon Family Charitable Fdn…$15KAnimal Allies Humane Society Inc: received $517K on this topicAnimal Allies Humane Society Inc$517KMen of Nehemiah: received $160K on this topicMen of Nehemiah$160KThor Inc: received $150K on this topicThor Inc$150KAnimal Allies Humane Society: received $118K on this topicAnimal Allies Humane Society$118KOrdway Center for Performing Arts: received $105K on this topicOrdway Center for Performing Ar…$105KAmalgamated Charitable Fdtn: received $100K on this topicAmalgamated Charitable Fdtn$100KMoody Bible Institute of Chicago: received $90K on this topicMoody Bible Institute of Chicago$90KCraig Hospital Foundation: received $56K on this topicCraig Hospital Foundation$56KThe Nature Conservancy in Vermont: received $54K on this topicThe Nature Conservancy in Vermo…$54KVolunteernow: received $53K on this topicVolunteernow$53KOmaha Sports Commission: received $50K on this topicOmaha Sports Commission$50KThe Ucla Foundation: received $48K on this topicThe Ucla Foundation$48KThe Childrens Inn at Nih: received $40K on this topicThe Childrens Inn at Nih$40KAmerican Red Cross: received $25K on this topicAmerican Red Cross$25KThe American National Red Cross: received $24K on this topicThe American National Red Cross$24KPaul C Apap Als Foundation: received $10K on this topicPaul C Apap Als Foundation$10KIsaiah 117 House: received $5K on this topicIsaiah 117 House$5KUniversity of Virginia Mcintire Sch: received $2K on this topicUniversity of Virginia Mcintire…$2K
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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 →