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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 “philanthrophy”
Where the money went
Wk Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI
8 matching grants · $2.6M · through 2024Largest: $825,000 to MISSISSIPPI ALLIANCE OF NONPROFITS AND PHILANTHROPHY — promise of an equitable future
Largest: $340,000 to GOLDMAN SACHS PHILANTHROPHY FUND — educational opportunities for us veterans & their families
Theodore R and Vivian MWest Palm Beach, FL
5 matching grants · $100,815 · through 2024Largest: $30,815 to EXPONENT PHILANTHROPHY — educational grant
Largest: $6.5M to GOLDMAN SACHS PHILANTHROPHY FUND — charitable contribution unrestricted
Largest: $500,000 to NEO PHILANTHROPHY — for donee's exempt purpose
Largest: $19,500 to HISPANICS IN PHILANTHROPHY — educational improvement and other general charitable purposes
Largest: $110,000 to MARYLAND PHILANTHROPHY NETWORK — supporting grant
Largest: $22,070 to MD PHILANTHROPHY NETWORK — general operations
Largest: $10,000 to BLISS AND WISDOM CHARITABLE ORGANIZ — to provide social welfare services and life growth courses through philanthrophy, inspiring everyone's kindness, driving the social good atmosphere and bringing warmth and light to…
Secondmuse FoundationLake Oswego, ORCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $323,500 · through 2023Largest: $211,500 to MIAMI FOUNDATION — philanthrophy
Largest: $5,000 to CLEVELAND CLINIC FLORIDA PHILANTHROPHY INSTITUTE — program support
Largest: $4,000 to AFP NATIONAL PHILANTHROPY DAY — philanthrophy
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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 →