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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 “physicians”
Where the money went
Largest: $741,130 to PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE — to support research, policy, and technical assistance on policy-relevant issues including alternative payment models, physician payment policy, and medicare advantage.
California Healthcare FoundationOakland, CACharity · may take applications
19 matching grants · $5.1M · through 2024Largest: $33,105 to ASSOCIATION OF BLACK WOMEN PHYSICIANS — general support; association of black women physicians board development support; association of black women physicians 42nd annual charity & scholarship gala: the black family: st…
American Academy of OphthalmologySan Francisco, CACharity · may take applications
26 matching grants · $3.3M · through 2024Largest: $797,507 to COLORADO SOCIETY OF EYE PHYSICIANS & SURGEONS — scope of surgery campaigns
The Physicians FoundationAustin, TXCharity · may take applications
24 matching grants · $2.9M · through 2024Largest: $150,000 to PHYSICIANS BENEVOLENT FUND — expand physician health and wellness program in texas
Largest: $250,000 to THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA (UNIVE — center for the study of latino health and culture: to support a leadership development program for latinx physician leaders by intentionally investing to optimize the leadership ab…
Largest: $250,000 to PHYSICIANS FOR REPRODUCTIVE HLT — 81376 general operating support for physicians for reproductive health, 2023-2024
Mass General Brigham IncorporatedSomerville, MACharity · may take applications
14 matching grants · $142.2M · through 2023Largest: $33.8M to MASS GENERAL BRIGHAM COMMUNITY PHYSICIANS INC — exempt affiliate support
Largest: $4.2M to OHIO UNIVERSITY — to support projects and programs determined to be of significant value to the community-at-large and of the highest priority to the foundation to help advance the heritage college …
The San Francisco FoundationSan Francisco, CACharity · may take applications
13 matching grants · $486,600 · through 2024Largest: $25,000 to CHINESE AMERICAN PHYSICIANS' SOCIETY — for the dr. lester chen physicians scholarship fund.
Community Care of North CarolinaGarner, NCCharity · may take applications
14 matching grants · $2.8M · through 2024Largest: $150,000 to EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY — scholarship program for medical students returning to nc rural settings as physicians
American Medical AssociationChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
14 matching grants · $735,113 · through 2024Largest: $126,613 to NEW YORK WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL CENTER FUND INC — costs of participating in mips for physician practices research project
Mass General Brigham Incorporated &Somerville, MACharity · may take applications
11 matching grants · $49.4M · through 2023Largest: $22.4M to NORTH SHORE PHYSICIANS GROUP INC — to support tax exempt affiliate
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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 →