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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 “owners”
Where the money went
Latino Economic Development CorporationWashington, DCCharity · may take applications
175 matching grants · $1.6M · through 2023Largest: $25,088 to CARRIAGE HILL APARTMENTS OWNER LLC — covid relief assistance
The Humane Society of the United StatesWashington, DCCharity · may take applications
57 matching grants · $2.4M · through 2024Largest: $15,000 to Humane Indiana Inc — provide pet food to pet owners in need through pets for life program, assist rural counties in indiana to increase adoptions and owner-support programs
Wk Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI
23 matching grants · $5.9M · through 2022Largest: $300,000 to HIGHER PURPOSE CO — support black-owned businesses in mississippi with funding and technical assistance (ta) and continue the ongoing networking, fellowship and ta for these owners as they focus on th…
Largest: $203,341 to TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION — support for research to identify the inter-related, systemic challenges that latino-owned businesses (lobs) face when growing and develop tools to help these business owners. 20220…
Largest: $80,000 to MonDak Humane Society Inc — for expenditures of cats & dogs, spay neuter, smart pet owner education
Largest: $100,000 to Meridian Institute — to support the systems based investing field lab on midwest row crop diversification, a small three-day convening of private wealth owners and agriculture system transformation lea…
Ncrc Community Development FundWashington, DCCharity · may take applications
11 matching grants · $2.1M · through 2023Largest: $336,218 to PH OBH HOTEL OWNER LLC — illinois coronavirus fiscal recovery funds
The Aopa FoundationFrederick, MDCharity · may take applications
9 matching grants · $4.5M · through 2024Largest: $764,000 to AIRCRAFT OWNERS & PILOTS ASSOCIATION — safety support
Adirondack FoundationLake Placid, NYCharity · may take applications
10 matching grants · $316,467 · through 2024Largest: $78,372 to SHORE OWNERS ASSOCIATION OF LAKE PLACID — for grant reimbursement of soa direct payment for 2024 dam repair work done from 08/28/24 to 09/20/24 by new england concrete solutions, invoice #2, dated 10/16/24 - $78,371.76
Largest: $125,000 to Three Seed Collective — support to provide technical support and funding to small business owners
Largest: $34,000 to ACCESSITY — provide small business owners with technical assistance
Largest: $125,000 to MANSMANN FOUNDATION PA — to increase the revenues of dozens of existing and growing black business owners in southwestern pennsylvania through proven, results-driven methodology
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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 →