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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 “pain”
Where the money went
Largest: $33,995 to INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE STUDY OF PAIN (IASP) — pain research forum: virtual reality featured content
Largest: $350,000 to UPMC HILLMAN CANCER CENTER — to provide support for the hillman developmental pilot project targeting sensory neurons for radiation-induced pain in order to mitigate severe pain that persists in cancer patient…
Largest: $19,000 to PAINE MEMORIAL FREE LIBRARY — general & unrestricted
United Negro College FundWashington, DCCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $3.3M · through 2024Largest: $895,517 to PAINE COLLEGE — grants & scholarships, area office joint campaign
Largest: $150,000 to MEMORIAL SLOAN-KETTERING CANCER CENTER — advanced practice provider fellowship in pain and palliative (supportive) care
Largest: $80,000 to PAINE ART CENTER & GARDENS INC — hvac system project
United States Association for theAnnapolis, MDCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $200,000 · through 2024Largest: $50,000 to JOHN HOPKINS UNIVERSITY — pain research
Largest: $15,000 to THE FACIAL PAIN ASSOCIATION — pain research
Largest: $237,691 to University of Maine Farmington — scholarships - w adams, d betts, c blake, k bond, g bonito, a bowden, d breton, a brooks, c bross, l bryant, o bryant, j campbell, e carrasquillo, k cloutier, b colbeth, a cressey,…
Largest: $7,500 to Facial Pain Association — serves patients who suffer from neuropathic facial pain
Largest: $3,000 to PAINE COLLEGE — program support
Largest: $50,000 to MCGILL UNIVERSITY (PRIMARY PAIN) — rita allen foundation scholars program
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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 →