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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 “passenger”
Where the money went
The Ahmanson FoundationBeverly Hills, CA
16 matching grants · $1.4M · through 2023Largest: $150,000 to MIDNIGHT MISSION — toward acquisition of a refrigerated box truck and a passenger van
Honorable Order of Kentucky ColonelsLouisville, KYCharity · may take applications
15 matching grants · $223,450 · through 2024Largest: $20,000 to Hope Academy For Kids — a passenger van
Largest: $25,000 to VALLEY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL — in partnership with safe kids central california, valley children's hosts annual car seat check saturdays to provide education to parents/caregivers and the general community on th…
Revive & RestoreSausalito, CACharity · may take applications
5 matching grants · $1.9M · through 2025Largest: $1.3M to THE ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY — grant for scientific research: year 2 & 3 of germline stem cells & passenger pigeon research
Lost Tree Village Charitable FoundationNorth Palm Beach, FLCharity · may take applications
7 matching grants · $459,191 · through 2024Largest: $100,000 to Place of Hope Inc — for two passenger vans to transport the children, youth, and young adults living the poh campuses.
Largest: $17,500 to CITY AND COUNTY OF DENVER — child passenger safety seats
Bothin FoundationSan Francisco, CA
6 matching grants · $225,000 · through 2024Largest: $50,000 to LITERACY FOR ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE — purchase a 12-passenger van for eco-apprentice program
Largest: $65,593 to SILVER LAKE COMMUNITY CENTER — 15-passenger van
The Whas Crusade for ChildrenLouisville, KYCharity · may take applications
5 matching grants · $199,000 · through 2023Largest: $75,000 to HOME OF THE INNOCENTS - PROGRAM GRANTS — $75,000.00 for any item on grant list - 2024 startrans senator ii passenger bus, ten stockton beds, and five stockton mattresses (not to exceed amounts requested for each line item…
Largest: $50,000 to PHILLIPS BROOKS HOUSE — purchase 12 passenger van, salaries
Largest: $74,997 to MEN OF VALOR — two 7-passenger vans
Largest: $176,650 to HOSPICE OF HUNTINGTON (FIRST INSTALLMENT) — to provide support for the new medical adult center in huntington, including furnishings, technology, passenger van, and emr system.
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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 →