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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 “petro”
Where the money went
Largest: $212,314 to University of Maine at Augusta — scholarships - y al hoshan, n allard, n bajor, s beeaker, k brown, a bucknam, g buehne, a charette, r clough, m cormier, a corson, l cox, l cyr, h daigneault, j durost, m frazier, …
Largest: $33,891 to University of Wisconsin-Madison — scholarships for petros airapetyan ($7,406), liceth alarcon cuevas ($5,000), angelina armstrong ($1,400), diana garcia-vidal ($2,500), thavon her ($5,185), zarria jones ($5,000), a…
Largest: $50,000 to PETROS NETWORK — public, social, and humanitarian
Largest: $7,989 to Petros Babis — contemplative scholarship recipient - retreat
The Upstate FoundationSyracuse, NYCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $19,477 · through 2023Largest: $14,447 to TODD FRANCIS PETRO PLAYROOM FUND — to support the purpose and mission of upstate medical university
Remembering LitvaksSaint Petersburg, FL
2 matching grants · $3,753 · through 2024Largest: $2,398 to PETRO OFSETA — printing of lithuanian-english version of the kupi
Largest: $320,000 to PETROS NETWORK — persecuted church: support ministry leaders to plant churches and meet holistic needs in the amhara region of ethiopia
Rachel'S NetworkWashington, DCCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $99,821 · through 2023Largest: $99,821 to WEST VIRGINIA RIVERS COALITION — people over petro
Largest: $55,000 to PETROS NETWORK — church planting
Largest: $1,000 to PETE PETRO SCHOLARSHIP FUND BROCK SCHOOL OF BUSINESS SAMFORD UNIVERSITY — community/educational
Largest: $25,000 to MELISSA PETRO — to help freelance writers and artists who have career-threatening illness
Women'S Business Development CenterChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $20,000 · through 2023Largest: $20,000 to SOHI PETRO MART INC — small business assistance grants
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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 →