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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 “porter”
Where the money went
Porter County Community FoundationValparaiso, INCharity · may take applications
27 matching grants · $1.1M · through 2024Largest: $215,188 to SALVATION ARMY OF PORTER COUNTY — to assist the organization in furthering its exempt purpose
Largest: $7,500 to FRIENDS OF PORTER RANCH COMMUNITY — program/operating support
United Way of Northwest IndianaValparaiso, INCharity · may take applications
12 matching grants · $402,533 · through 2022Largest: $130,000 to PORTER COUNTY AGING & COMMUNITY — emergency assistance program
The Community Foundation of MiddleNashville, TNCharity · may take applications
9 matching grants · $199,000 · through 2024Largest: $7,000 to PORTER'S CALL — any and all things for porter's call.
Largest: $175,165 to Eastern Maine Community College — scholarships - e abbott, n agbuya, j anderson, s arabambi, k atkinson, j beal, m berry, v blanchette, a bland, r bouffard, c boyce, j boyd, m brawn, h bray, h brown, n brown, o bun…
Lilly EndowmentIndianapolis, IN
5 matching grants · $11.2M · through 2025Largest: $5.0M to PORTER COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION — early years initiative
Community FoundationMemphis, TNCharity · may take applications
5 matching grants · $16.8M · through 2024Largest: $8.1M to PORTER-LEATH — general operational support
Porter County Government Charitable Nonprofit FoundationValparaiso, INCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $16.6M · through 2024Largest: $5.6M to Porter County Government — to support the operations of porter county government
Umrc-Porter Hills FoundationChelsea, MICharity · may take applications
5 matching grants · $1.7M · through 2024Largest: $36,751 to PORTER HILLS AT HOME DBA PORTER HILLS AVENUES — benevolent care and other
Auxiliary of Porter Medical CenterMiddlebury, VTCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $354,302 · through 2024Largest: $110,500 to Porter Medical Center — funding in support of porter medical center's exempt purposes.
Largest: $22,220 to PORTER COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION — corporate donation
Northwest Indiana Forum FoundationPortage, INCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $273,082 · through 2024Largest: $200,000 to FIRST THINGS FIRST PORTER COUNTY — first things first porter county creekside early learning at neo
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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 →