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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.

1 funder with a record of paying for “polinger”

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Howard and Geraldine Polinger Family → Jewish Social Service Agency: $190K across 2 grants, latest 2022Howard and Geraldine Polinger Family → Edlavitch Dc Jewish Community Center: $79K across 1 grant, latest 2022Howard and Geraldine Polinger Family → Edlavitch Jewish Community Center of Washington Dc Inc: $71K across 1 grant, latest 2023Howard and Geraldine Polinger Family → Bender Jcc of Greater Washington: $15K across 3 grants, latest 2024Howard and Geraldine Polinger Family → Bender Jewish Community Center of Greater Washington: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2022Howard and Geraldine Polinger Family: $360K on this topic. Open the funder.Howard and Geraldine Polinger…$360KJewish Social Service Agency: received $190K on this topicJewish Social Service Agency$190KEdlavitch Dc Jewish Community Center: received $79K on this topicEdlavitch Dc Jewish Community C…$79KEdlavitch Jewish Community Center of Washington Dc Inc: received $71K on this topicEdlavitch Jewish Community Cent…$71KBender Jcc of Greater Washington: received $15K on this topicBender Jcc of Greater Washington$15KBender Jewish Community Center of Greater Washington: received $5K on this topicBender Jewish Community Center…$5K
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Source: IRS Form 990-PF Part XV and Form 990 Schedule I, tax years 20192025. 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 →