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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.

5 funders with a record of paying for “orginzations”

Where the money went

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Timothy and Lisa Robertson Foundation → Harvest Home La Orginzation: $40K across 2 grants, latest 2024Martin & Gloria Trotsky Foundation → Jewish Colroad: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2024The Anna Emery Hanson Charitable → Lake Geneva Fresh Air Association: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2023Anna Anton Olson Legacy Foundation → Greater Taylor Foundation: $2K across 1 grant, latest 2025Campell Family Foundation → Braver Angels: $1K across 1 grant, latest 2023Timothy and Lisa Robertson Foundation: $40K on this topic. Open the funder.Timothy and Lisa Robertson Fo…$40KMartin & Gloria Trotsky Foundation: $10K on this topic. Open the funder.Martin & Gloria Trotsky Found…$10KThe Anna Emery Hanson Charitable: $5K on this topic. Open the funder.The Anna Emery Hanson Charita…$5KAnna Anton Olson Legacy Foundation: $2K on this topic. Open the funder.Anna Anton Olson Legacy Found…$2KCampell Family Foundation: $1K on this topic. Open the funder.Campell Family Foundation$1KHarvest Home La Orginzation: received $40K on this topicHarvest Home La Orginzation$40KJewish Colroad: received $10K on this topicJewish Colroad$10KLake Geneva Fresh Air Association: received $5K on this topicLake Geneva Fresh Air Associati…$5KGreater Taylor Foundation: received $2K on this topicGreater Taylor Foundation$2KBraver Angels: received $1K on this topicBraver Angels$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 →