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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 “paley”
Where the money went
William S Paley FoundationJefferson Valley, NY
15 matching grants · $17.4M · through 2024Largest: $507,248 to THE PALEY CENTER FOR MEDIA — paley televison festival
Largest: $20,000 to THE PALEY CENTER FOR MEDIA — paley honors 2025
Largest: $100,000 to THE PALEY CENTER FOR MEDIA — to support the general operations of the paley center for media, and payment of trustee fee for alberto ibarguen, in representation of knight foundation as a trustee of the paley c…
Largest: $3,500 to BENJAMIN PALEY — college assistance
Largest: $125,000 to PALEY CENTER — public programs
Largest: $50,000 to THE PALEY CENTER FOR MEDIA — to support the paley education re-creating radio + podcast production workshops
Largest: $20,000 to THE PALEY CENTER FOR MEDIA — general operating
Largest: $130,000 to THE PALEY CENTER FOR MEDIA — for operations
Major League Baseball CharitiesNew York, NYCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $310,000 · through 2024Largest: $110,000 to The Paley Center for Media — general operating support
Largest: $57,950 to PALEY CENTER FOR MEDIA — social significance of film and television in our society
Largest: $500,000 to The Paley Center for Media — to establish the hearst hs media internship
The Ayco Charitable FoundationCohoes, NYCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $215,000 · through 2024Largest: $205,000 to THE PALEY CENTER FOR MEDIA — arts and culture
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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 →