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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 “palate”
Where the money went
Native Sons of the Golden WestSan Francisco, CACharity · may take applications
9 matching grants · $600,000 · through 2024Largest: $70,000 to ST JOHN HEALTH CENTER — supporting care for cleft palate
Largest: $3,200 to SMILE TRAIN — children with cleft palate
Saint John'S Health Center FoundationSanta Monica, CACharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $420,000 · through 2024Largest: $120,000 to PROVIDENCE SAINT JOHN'S HEALTH CENTER CLEFT PALATE CENTER — cleft palate center speech scholarships
American Academy of PediatricChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $184,500 · through 2024Largest: $75,000 to LANCASTER CLEFT PALATE CLINIC — access dental care
Humboldt Area FoundationBayside, CACharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $50,697 · through 2024Largest: $13,186 to NATIVE SONS OF THE GOLDEN WEST CHARITABLE FOUNDATION — cleft palate fund
Largest: $20,000 to LANCASTER CLEFT PALATE CLINIC — general operating fund
Largest: $7,500 to SMILE TRAIN INC — fund surgery for children with cleft palate
Largest: $50,000 to OPERATION SMILE — donation for cleft lip and palate surgeries for children
Erie Community FoundationErie, PACharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $129,517 · through 2024Largest: $61,231 to NWPA CLEFT PALATE INSTITUTE — various projects
Largest: $50,000 to Lancaster Cleft Palate Clinic — two-year grant (2024-2025) to provide dental care to patients with special healthcare needs.
Lancaster County Community FoundationLancaster, PACharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $123,613 · through 2024Largest: $45,603 to LANCASTER CLEFT PALATE CLINIC — designated for general operating support
Sachs Mary C Tr U WSaint Louis, MO
5 matching grants · $5,000 · through 2025Largest: $1,000 to LANCASTER CLEFT PALATE CLINIC — general operating
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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 →