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.
8 funders with a record of paying for “powerbuilding”
Where the money went
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8 funders, 15 recipients, grants matching “powerbuilding” only. Ribbon width is proportional to the total given; each funder has its own colour. Hover a name to isolate its flows, click a funder to open it. Drag to move around; zoom with the buttons, a double-click, or the wheel after clicking the map.
Largest: $500,000 to MOVEMENT GENERATION — supporting health and powerbuilding through developing a movement hub: to develop a parcel of newly acquired land in the san francisco bay area for the purposes of land rematriatio…
Largest: $400,000 to BATTLE CREEK COMMUNITY FOUNDATION — strengthen racial equity movement in battle creek, michigan, by advancing truth, racial healing and transformation framework using restorative and racial healing practices to promo…
Largest: $130,000 to STRATEGIC COMMUNITY PARTNERS INC — through this grant, we have the opportunity to learn and articulate a shared definition of powerbuilding; identify foundational elements of powerbuilding, best practices, key indic…
Largest: $1.0M to CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION — program - to support powerful innovations for voter organizing and transformation powerbuilding fund
Largest: $20,000 to AMALGAMATED CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC — our hawaii, a native-hawaiian-led powerbuilding organization, established maui just recovery fund to provide immediate and long-term respite and support to ensure coordination and …
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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 →
