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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 “politics”
Where the money went
Largest: $100,000 to YALE UNIVERSITY — core support for the law and political economy project, a network of scholars, practitioners, and students working to develop innovative intellectual, pedagogical, and political in…
Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of AmericaWashington, DCCharity · may take applications
133 matching grants · $10.2M · through 2024Largest: $842,096 to PHRMA INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURE COMMITTEE — political contribution
Largest: $540,000 to YALE UNIVERSITY — for a project to develop the field of american political economy within political science
Largest: $293,200 to American Political Science Association — for the middle east and north africa (mena) workshops and the arab political science network (apsn)
Largest: $40,000 to EMINE REZZAN KARAMAN — karaman, emine rezzan (independent scholar) "getting justice for the forcibly disappeared through judicio-politics in turkey"
Largest: $450,000 to JOINT CENTER FOR POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC STUDIES INC — to support the growth of the joint center for political and economic studies as a visible, credible leader in nonpartisan technology policy research by enabling the hiring of new e…
Largest: $200,000 to INTERNATIONAL CRISIS GROUP (WASHINGTON OFFICE) — to lessen the burden of government by supporting nonpartisan research and analysis on tunisia's political and economic crisis in order to promote sustainable solutions, advance pro…
The San Francisco FoundationSan Francisco, CACharity · may take applications
33 matching grants · $14.6M · through 2024Largest: $660,000 to CENTER FOR EMPOWERED POLITICS EDUCATION FUND — program - for general operating support of a multilingual, multiracial collaborative's efforts to advance smart, community-first solutions for a thriving oakland. program - for gen…
National Endowment for DemocracyWashington, DCCharity · may take applications
34 matching grants · $209.3M · through 2023Largest: $39.2M to INTERNATIONAL REPUBLICAN INSTITUTE — democratic governance & political parties
Pharmaceutical Care ManagementWashington, DCCharity · may take applications
51 matching grants · $634,800 · through 2024Largest: $50,000 to JOBS FIRST COALITION — political giving
Climate Equity Action FundWashington, DCCharity · may take applications
39 matching grants · $3.9M · through 2024Largest: $40,000 to ASIAN PACIFIC ISLANDER POLITICAL ALLIANCE — political activities support
Largest: $500,000 to JOINT CTR FOR POLITICAL & ECON STUDIES — 80740 general operating support for the joint center for political and economic studies, 2023-2025
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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 →