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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 “planners”
Where the money went
Largest: $100,000 to BAPTIST HEALTH FOUNDATION — miami cancer institute's patient treatment planners and the nurse navigator program
Largest: $134,939 to Northwest Arkansas Regional Planning Commission — to fund a transit planner position at the northwest arkansas regional planning commission.
Largest: $15,000 to CHARITABLE GIFT PLANNERS OF HOUSTON — sponsor annual symposium
Mv Vision Fellowship FundVineyard Haven, MACharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $220,140 · through 2023Largest: $25,000 to MARTHA'S VINEYARD COMMISSION — fellowship award for energy planner position
John D and Catherine T MacArthur Foundation (Consolidated)Chicago, IL
3 matching grants · $375,000 · through 2022Largest: $125,000 to Damon Rich — macarthur foundation fellow award - designer and urban planner
Largest: $20,031 to THE HEALING HOUSE INC — support the healing house's (thh) genesis residential program and minority impact initiative in kanawha county, wv. for the genesis program, thh will use funding to purchase a refr…
Largest: $100,000 to MYLAN PARK FOUNDATION INC — to grow the outdoor recreational tourism market in the tri-state area by providing marketing and coaching support to area planners and businesses to capitalize on new outdoor recre…
Largest: $80,000 to OMAHA TRIBE OF NEBRASKA — omaha tribal planner initiative
BoutikiPearl Harbor, HICharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $5,433 · through 2024Largest: $2,000 to MOKULELE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL — student planners, and folders(500)
SouthminsterCharlotte, NCCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $29,000 · through 2023Largest: $17,000 to QUEENS UNIVERSITY — donations supporting friends of the library and estate planners day
Largest: $25,000 to CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER BOARD OF STANDARDS INC — cfp scholarship fund
Largest: $235,000 to City of Lewiston — $50,000 child care centers; $185,000 neighborhood development planner staff position
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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 →