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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 “poisoning”
Where the money went
Ecology CenterAnn Arbor, MICharity · may take applications
20 matching grants · $283,000 · through 2024Largest: $30,000 to Clean Water Fund of Minnesota — reduce lead poisoning in the great lakes region
Largest: $75,000 to GREEN AND HEALTHY HOMES INITIATIVE — to eliminate childhood lead poisoning in new jersey by providing leadership to the lead-free new jersey campaign; advocating for regulatory change, sustainable funding, and infrast…
Largest: $269,000 to PHARMACY AND POISONS BOARD — research and learning opportunities
Westmoreland Drug & AlcoholMonessen, PACharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $2.0M · through 2024Largest: $500,000 to PITTSBURGH POISON CENTER OF UPMC — ddap pass-thru
Largest: $225,000 to CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY — in support of research to develop a lead-binding technology to treat low-level lead poisoning.
Largest: $200,000 to COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR GREATER BUFFALO — reducing lead poisoning in rental housing in buffalo
The Upstate FoundationSyracuse, NYCharity · may take applications
5 matching grants · $66,555 · through 2025Largest: $28,047 to CNY POISON CONTROL CENTER FUND — to support the purpose and mission of upstate medical university
Largest: $53,000 to COMMUNITY JUSTICE PROJECT — to support lead poisoning prevention polices in the region
Northwestern Memorial Healthcare GroupChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $501,613 · through 2023Largest: $182,578 to MCHC CHICAGO HOSPITAL COUNCIL — support for illinois poison center
Largest: $75,000 to CHILDREN FIRST — $65,000 to support advocacy to improve children's access to health insurance and care, prevent childhood lead poisoning, and promote quality and equitable early care and education;…
Largest: $4,882 to NJ POISON INFORMATION AND — to support nj poison information hot
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of WashingtonOakland, CACharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $31,915 · through 2024Largest: $20,000 to Washington Poison Center — poison center telehealth support of community need
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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 →