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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 “personnel”
Where the money went
Upper Manhattan Empowerment ZoneNew York, NYCharity · may take applications
31 matching grants · $854,250 · through 2022Largest: $50,000 to HARLEM STAGE — covid-19 pandemic grant to support implementation of strategic plan, salary, &non-personnel expense
The Julia Burke FoundationSan Francisco, CA
21 matching grants · $14.4M · through 2023Largest: $9.0M to Pope Francis Center — personnel & program expenses, administrative costs.
City HarvestBrooklyn, NYCharity · may take applications
28 matching grants · $269,730 · through 2024Largest: $15,031 to UNITED METHODIST CENTER IN FAR ROCKAWAY INC — fy23 personnel grant & rapid response fund
Largest: $735,835 to NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF STUDENT PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATORS INC — postsecondary education; research and learning opportunities
Largest: $375,000 to VOICES UNDERGROUND — to support archive creation and research personnel, expanded public programming, and cultural landscape planning and design
Central Oklahoma Economic Development DistrictShawnee, OKCharity · may take applications
12 matching grants · $160,440 · through 2023Largest: $18,025 to Davenport Senior Citizens — personnel, food, insurance, utilities
Largest: $26,000 to AMERICAN LEGION OF WISCONSIN — local posts - support for veterans, military personnel, families and communities
Sustainable Manufacturing InnovationWest Henrietta, NYCharity · may take applications
5 matching grants · $3.7M · through 2024Largest: $1.7M to ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY — materials science research, and personnel
Largest: $5,651 to Girango-Nyansincha Schools — to assist with tuition payments other fees and purchase of school supplies for indigent secondary school students as administered by school personnel.
Largest: $75,000 to NY CENTER FOR INTERPERSONAL DEVELOPMENT — support for personnel expenses for the delta academy to provide support for struggling students
Esperanza FoundationPalos Verdes Estates, CA
10 matching grants · $52,000 · through 2025Largest: $10,000 to Semper Fi Fund — support military personnel
Largest: $10,000 to CAMP PENDLETON ARMED SERVICES YMCA — to provide funding for educational and recreational programs for families of active military personnel.
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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 →