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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 “ownership”
Where the money went
Largest: $75,000 to THE ASPEN INSTITUTE INC — to support aspen institute's economic security program's annual employee ownership ideas forum, cohosted by rutgers institute for the study of employee ownership and profit sharing…
Employee Ownership Expansion NetworkArlington, VACharity · may take applications
38 matching grants · $1.8M · through 2024Largest: $220,516 to MISSOURI CENTER FOR EMPLOYEE OWNERSHIP — initial grant for startup costs.
Largest: $3,000 to OAKLAND COMMUNITY LAND TRUST — supporting health justice and community ownership through research: to support research and collaboration with funders to better understand the community ownership landscape to pro…
Largest: $5,000 to Minnesota Home Ownership Center — to support the minnesota home ownership center's leadership in the groundbreak coalition's community engagement efforts
Largest: $400,000 to RUTGERS UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION — core support for the institute for the study of employee ownership and profit sharing to advance knowledge and academic capacity on the topic of broad-based ownership
Largest: $100,000 to EMPLOYEE OWNERSHIP EXPANSION NETWORK — support for the launch of the missouri center for employee ownership, with funding to be used to develop and deliver training post-launch for entrepreneurs across missouri and in n…
Largest: $375,000 to INCLUSIVE ACTION FOR THE CITY — 80553 supporting the community ownership and stewardship impact table in advancing community ownership of land and assets
Largest: $250,000 to ASSOCIATION FOR ENTERPRISE OPPORTUNITY INC — this grant will help grow aeos research engine and capabilities, generate a greater understanding of how business ownership can serve as a critical driver for social and economic m…
Wk Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI
13 matching grants · $3.7M · through 2024Largest: $600,000 to DEMOCRACY AT WORK INSTITUTE — accelerate growth of minority-owned and minority-workforce businesses sharing ownership with employees and build funding streams to support growth, development and sustainability o…
The San Francisco FoundationSan Francisco, CACharity · may take applications
14 matching grants · $2.2M · through 2022Largest: $290,000 to RICHMOND COMMUNITY-OWNED DEVELOPMENT ENTERPRISE — program - for general operating support of community-driven efforts in richmond and nearby communities in west contra costa county focused on land acquisition, resident education o…
The Chicago Community TrustChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
12 matching grants · $4.6M · through 2022Largest: $320,000 to IFF — iff equitable community development corporation (ecdc) - to support efforts to create commercial and residential development projects in underserved communities in chicago. for sup…
Sorenson Impact FoundationSalt Lake City, UT
8 matching grants · $2.8M · through 2024Largest: $250,000 to Ownership Works Inc — research and framework development for home shared ownership projects
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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 →