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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 “payroll”
Where the money went
Largest: $529,417 to MILE HIGH UNITED WAY INC — match payroll deduction (501(c)3) grant, match payroll deduction (higher ed) grant, match uw credit card donation grant, match uw match previous donation grant, match uw payroll de…
Largest: $6,310 to UNITED WAY OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA INC — payroll deduction match grant
East Denver Colfax PartnershipDenver, COCharity · may take applications
40 matching grants · $562,500 · through 2025Largest: $15,000 to CEREBRAL BREWING LLC — rent or mortgage payments (excluding taxes), utilities and insurance payroll, benefits, or incentives (e.g., bonuses) to hire and retain workers
Cch Management CorporationWalnut Creek, CACharity · may take applications
39 matching grants · $870,076 · through 2021Largest: $64,866 to MARGARET MCDOWELL — ppp money for payroll reimbursement
Largest: $803,361 to CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA — q1 matching gifts for 501c3, payroll match, credit card match
Hmong Wisconsin Chamber of CommerceMilwaukee, WICharity · may take applications
55 matching grants · $521,222 · through 2023Largest: $10,000 to GUISSE CHILD CARE CONSULTING LLC — technology upgrade, business consultation, equipment, renovation, professional services, current payroll, commercial space rent, commercial space utilities, subscriptions, membersh…
Largest: $25,000 to MESA LODGE NO 68 — to provide funding for payroll for learning center and teaching training.
Gulf Coast Economic Development DistrictHouston, TXCharity · may take applications
13 matching grants · $420,000 · through 2023Largest: $50,000 to ERINDI LLC — it's a grant from fortbend county that were issued to local businesses through gcedd to cover expenses such as costs of working capital, payroll, accounts payable, rent, mortgages,…
Largest: $35,435 to United Way of Bergen County — payroll match april and may 2023
The James Beard FoundationNew York, NYCharity · may take applications
14 matching grants · $210,000 · through 2021Largest: $15,000 to SAMMYS AVENUE EATERY LLC — payroll and operating costs
The Laborers Northwest RegionalSeattle, WACharity · may take applications
7 matching grants · $1.4M · through 2023Largest: $434,000 to LABORERS UNION LOCAL 341 — payroll reimburse & mobilization
Northwest Side Community DevelopmentMilwaukee, WICharity · may take applications
8 matching grants · $95,000 · through 2024Largest: $20,000 to JB ENTERPRISES SC — payroll, rent, supplies
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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 →