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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 “papal”
Where the money went
Largest: $24,324 to The Papal Foundatio — paying interest for papal foundation on a promissory note they issued
Largest: $480,000 to THE PAPAL FOUNDATION — humanitarian services
Roman Catholic Foundation of EasternSt Louis, MOCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $900,000 · through 2025Largest: $500,000 to THE PAPAL FOUNDATION — donor recommended grants
Largest: $100,803 to PAPAL FOUNDATION — unrestricted donation
Largest: $10,000 to IN A HEARTBEET MIKE PAPALE — new aed's placed in community bldgs
The Catholic Foundation No ColoradoGreenwood Village, COCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $321,734 · through 2023Largest: $308,000 to The Papal Foundation — spreading the good news
Knights of ColumbusNew Haven, CTCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $76,618 · through 2024Largest: $42,908 to APOSTOLIC NUNCIATURE USA — support of 2024 papal anniversary reception
Largest: $350,000 to THE PAPAL FOUNDATION — to fund charitable projects supporting the philanthropic priorities of the catholic church.
Community Foundation of New JerseyMorristown, NJCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $200,000 · through 2023Largest: $200,000 to THE PAPAL FOUNDATION — unrestricted grant to support organization's exempt purpose
Scaramella Faith FoundationParadise Valley, AZ
1 matching grant · $200,000 · through 2023Largest: $200,000 to THE PAPAL FOUNDATION — charitable given
Largest: $100,000 to The Papal Foundation — to support the mission of the organization
Comerica Charitable TrustDetroit, MICharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $100,000 · through 2024Largest: $100,000 to The Papal Foundation — for the organization's general charitable purposes
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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 →