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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 “platform”
Where the money went
Largest: $14.5M to SCHRODINGER INC — create novel technology platform capabilities; research and learning opportunities
Givengain Foundation USAFort Lauderdale, FLCharity · may take applications
267 matching grants · $20.3M · through 2022Largest: $1.6M to Massachusetts General Hospital — as recommended by donor via platform
Largest: $329,000 to UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS AMHERST — core support for the digital public infrastructure research center to investigate the social role of internet platforms, and to advocate for approaches to digital infrastructures t…
Largest: $789,760 to BSCS SCIENCE LEARNING — in support of platform enhancements and expanded reach for a robust citizen science community and educational platform.
Largest: $500,000 to LYRASIS — updated goal as of oct. 2024: to support the development of an integrated platform to purchase and lend e-books to patrons. old pri: to the development of an integrated platform to…
Maine Technology InstitutePortland, MECharity · may take applications
48 matching grants · $4.2M · through 2024Largest: $24,985 to Apriqot Inc — apriqot's innovation is a platform for public health practitioners. the problem we are addressing is that the vast majority of public health practitioners do not have access to com…
Largest: $400,000 to THE SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE — to support the powermom platform and advance maternal health research and outcomes across the country
Largest: $2.1M to CENTRAL EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY — to support the establishment of the osun forum on democracy & development, a collaborative research platform structured around five thematic hubs centered on critical themes pertai…
Largest: $150,000 to Stichting Global Tuna Alliance — to test the ability of an industry-led precompetitive platform to leverage its members' collective buying power to improve fisheries management and transition the platform to self-…
Conrad N Hilton FoundationWestlake Village, CA
31 matching grants · $18.9M · through 2024Largest: $1.0M to GREGORIAN UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION INC — to continue providing scholarships for catholic sisters to obtain the diploma and licentiate in safeguarding and to create online platform that will make safeguarding courses avail…
Largest: $95,000 to FEEDBACK RESEARCH INSTITUTE — support scale-up of programs leveraging data collection strategies customized via the care4 data collection platform and adaptations of other programs
John D and Catherine T MacArthur Foundation (Consolidated)Chicago, IL
24 matching grants · $13.9M · through 2024Largest: $150,000 to THE MIAMI FOUNDATION INC — in support of internet and platform researcher first amendment support fund
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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 →