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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 “permit”
Where the money went
Bonefish & Tarpon TrustMiami, FLCharity · may take applications
29 matching grants · $2.8M · through 2025Largest: $280,350 to UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA — research and education bonefish, tarpon, and permit
Largest: $25,000 to ANDERSON FOUNDATION FOR AUTISM INC — to permit donees to achieve their charitable goals
William & Jane Brachfeld FoundationPalm Beach Gardens, FL
18 matching grants · $99,050 · through 2024Largest: $1,250 to MICHAEL J FOX FOUNDATION — to permit donees to acheve their charitable goalstp permit donee to receive charitable goal
Creighton University - Boys TownOmaha, NECharity · may take applications
6 matching grants · $10.6M · through 2024Largest: $3.3M to CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY — fund biomedical research as defined and permitted from legislation
Largest: $9.5M to Charities Aid Foundation America — charities aid foundation america is the sponsoring organization of a donor advised fund and makes grants to all non-profit organizations permitted by law to receive grants from a d…
Largest: $225,000 to MERCATUS CENTER INC — to conduct and publish new research into land use and permitting reforms, with the goal of addressing the housing supply shortage in the united states and creating more opportuniti…
Action NowHouston, TXCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $1.0M · through 2025Largest: $407,500 to CO2EFFICIENT LLC — to support grantee's sponsored project, electricity customer alliance, in better aligning electricity customer voices across commercial, industrial, technology, and residential sec…
Largest: $1.0M to Nature Conservancy — to enhance the effectiveness and durability of groundfish sector management in new england through community support, policy engagement, and permit banks; and advancing improved mo…
Largest: $210,000 to RENAISSANCE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION — various permitted purposes
Natural Resource Education Foundation ofWaretown, NJCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $304,528 · through 2023Largest: $266,000 to SOVEREIGN CONSULTING INC — permit application tracking, coordination and preparation, attendance and follow-up for agency meetings.
Everytown for Gun Safety Support FundNew York, NYCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $3.0M · through 2024Largest: $1.0M to EVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY ACTION FUND INC — educational and lobbying activity - grant made to organization is tax exempt under section 501(c)(4) of the code was for permissible 501(c)(3) activities and was not permitted to b…
Largest: $40,000 to NORTH LAWNDALE EMPLOYMENT NETWORK — for the u-turn permitted, path to prosperity, and moving forward programs
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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 →