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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 “oscar”
Where the money went
Largest: $48,035 to Emory University — scholarships for jenny fierro ($13,384), oscar gomez nava ($5,000), aileen gayle gopez ($5,000), solangie hipolito ($1,700), unique mackey ($7,390), alexa melendez ($5,000), owen o…
Largest: $5,000 to OSCAR CROSS BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF PADUCAH — program support
Largest: $2,750 to OSCAR DECHARLES — academic scholarship
Largest: $16,474 to OSCAR MADONG — educational scholarship
Largest: $31,608 to OSCAR PEREZ-LUNA — educational scholarship
Largest: $50,000 to CLINICA MSR OSCAR A ROMERO — general operating support
Largest: $107,888 to THE OSCAR C RIXSON FOUNDATION — unrestricted general
Largest: $200,250 to W OSCAR NEUHAUS MEMORIAL FOUNDATION — in support of neighborhood revitalization
California Foundation for StrongerCarlsbad, CACharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $382,000 · through 2024Largest: $147,000 to OSCAR DE LA HOYA FOUNDATION — provide support to local charities
The Community Foundation of MiddleNashville, TNCharity · may take applications
5 matching grants · $66,000 · through 2024Largest: $25,000 to OSCAR MIKE FOUNDATION — delek us corporate support in honor of john thompson, tommy chavez and retail division
Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterLos Angeles, CACharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $317,500 · through 2024Largest: $230,000 to CLINICA MSR OSCAR A ROMERO — general support; health screening grant
The Jewish Home and Healthcare CenterSomerset, NJCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $3.9M · through 2024Largest: $1.5M to FOUNDATION OF THE OSCAR AND ELLA WILF CAMPUS FOR SENIOR LIVING — the purpose of the donation is to support the mission of the foundation in providing services for the elderly.
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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 →