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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.

2 funders with a record of paying for “optns”

Where the money went

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Miller Nichols Charitable Foundation → Heart of America Shakespeare Festival: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2023The Gary and Pennie Abramson Charitable → Jewish Adopt&foster Care Optns: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2022Miller Nichols Charitable Foundation → Kansas City Actors Theatre: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2022Miller Nichols Charitable Foundation → Rediscover: $4K across 2 grants, latest 2023Miller Nichols Charitable Foundation → The State Historical Society of Mo: $2K across 1 grant, latest 2023Miller Nichols Charitable Foundation: $25K on this topic. Open the funder.Miller Nichols Charitable Fou…$25KThe Gary and Pennie Abramson Charitable: $5K on this topic. Open the funder.The Gary and Pennie Abramson…$5KHeart of America Shakespeare Festival: received $10K on this topicHeart of America Shakespeare Fe…$10KKansas City Actors Theatre: received $10K on this topicKansas City Actors Theatre$10KJewish Adopt&foster Care Optns: received $5K on this topicJewish Adopt&foster Care Optns$5KRediscover: received $4K on this topicRediscover$4KThe State Historical Society of Mo: received $2K on this topicThe State Historical Society of…$2K
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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 →