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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 “paydown”
Where the money went
Howard County Medical Center FoundationSt Paul, NECharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $2.7M · through 2024Largest: $1.1M to HOWARD COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER — purchase of capital or minor equipment, loan paydown program for hcmc employees, and support of wellness/therapy center construction project.
Leader Dogs for the Blind FoundationRochester Hills, MICharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $12.3M · through 2023Largest: $12.3M to LEADER DOGS FOR THE BLIND — to support operations, strategic initiatives and debt paydown of leader dogs for the blind
United CharitableAshburn, VACharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $250,000 · through 2023Largest: $250,000 to FORCEY BIBLE CHURCH — mortgage paydown match
Largest: $75,000 to SALVATION ARMY — mortgage paydown
Largest: $125,000 to MARIAN UNIVERSITY — support to assist with purchase of new snowplow truck and debt paydown.
Toledo Community FoundationToledo, OHCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $50,000 · through 2024Largest: $50,000 to FLORIDA INSTITUTE FOR SALTWATER HERITAGE INC — the paydown of preserve property
Largest: $50,000 to Delta County Chamber of Commerce — mortgage paydown
Largest: $20,000 to Yavapai Humane Trappers — property purchase (mortgage paydown)
Largest: $5,350 to OSLA - FVCC — scholarship for student loan paydown
Largest: $15,298 to PILGRIM REST BAPTIST CHURCH — paydown of mortgage
Children'S Family Center Endowment FundSpokane, WACharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $1.1M · through 2023Largest: $1.1M to RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES OF THE INLAND NORTHWEST — debt paydown on construction loan.
Largest: $100,000 to INDIAN CULTURAL CENTER — funds for construction improvements and mortgage paydown
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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 →