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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 “outstanding”
Where the money went
Largest: $15,000 to Andrew Kordik — 2022 outstanding teachers of america award
Greater Cedar Rapids CommunityCedar Rapids, IACharity · may take applications
9 matching grants · $308,929 · through 2024Largest: $38,000 to IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY — komensky scholarship, outstanding student leader scholarship, glidden community service scholarship, college opportunity scholarship, robert k. dennis scholarship, kelley scholarsh…
Largest: $7.5M to DUKE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM — to continue to strengthen dukes capacity and reputation in the sciences by recruiting and retaining outstanding faculty for the university health system.
Largest: $2,000 to CRANSTON WEST HIGH SCHOL — outstanding athlete & student
Largest: $22,000 to GALLAUDET UNIVERSITY — outstanding student clinician awards
Largest: $10,000 to DEBI BISCHOF JAEKE — alice buffett outstanding teacher award
Largest: $10,000 to BAPTIST HEALTH SOUTH FLORIDA FOUNDATION INC — the mission of baptist health foundation is to inspire philanthropy and build extraordinary donor relationships in support of excellence, innovation, community wellness and global …
Quad Cities Golf Classic CharitableEast Moline, ILCharity · may take applications
8 matching grants · $587,481 · through 2024Largest: $273,999 to QC BOTANICAL CENTER FOUNDATION — provide outstanding education and experience in nature for every guest, each day.
The Community Foundation forJacksonville, FLCharity · may take applications
9 matching grants · $58,032 · through 2024Largest: $6,032 to JACKSONVILLE SYMPHONY ASSOCIATION — for fy22 tuition scholarships for 32 outstanding music students in the jacksonville symphony youth orchestras
Largest: $50,000 to SMU-JOHN G TOWER CENTAL MEDAL OF FREEDOM — to assist smu to offer research fellowship to outstanding students.
Largest: $15,000 to ERIC NATHAN — goddard lieberson fellowship in music to an outstanding young composer
Largest: $15,000 to ACHIEVEMENT REWARDS FOR COLLEGE SCIENTISTS-DENVER — advance science & technology thru $ awards to academically outstanding u s citizens for degrees in science, engineering & medical research
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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 →