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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 “preuss”
Where the money went
Largest: $100,000 to THE PREUSS FOUNDATION INC — to support charitable, educational, and scientific purposes, including to promote brain tumor and medical research.
Largest: $25,000 to UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO FOUNDATION — preuss school, events and initiatives
Largest: $3,000 to THE PREUSS SCHOOL UCSD — student transportion aid
Largest: $20,000 to UC San Diego Foundation — preuss school program
The San Diego FoundationSan Diego, CACharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $86,750 · through 2024Largest: $28,250 to THE PREUSS SCHOOL - UC SAN DIEGO — to support the preuss school uc san diego summer science camps
Largest: $5,000 to UC SAN DIEGO FOUNDATIONTHE PREUSS S — to support the preuss school longer learning time operating fund
Largest: $25,000 to PREUSS SCHOOL — unrestricted charitable donation
Largest: $1,700 to JULIAN PREUSS — travel & lodging support for attendance at scientific conference pursuant to irs approved procedures
Largest: $12,016 to LA JOLLA GOLDEN TRIANGLE ROTARY CLUB FOUNDATION — fans for afghan com. & preuss scholarships
The Chicago Community TrustChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $66,000 · through 2022Largest: $66,000 to Bowdoin College — unrestricted alumni fund - area of greatest need, $10,000: alumni fund - unrestricted $40,000: preusse family internship fund, $5,000 for unrestricted/parents fund$10,000 for rowin…
Largest: $50,000 to U C SAN DIEGO FOUNDATION — the preuss school sixth grade-birch aquarium stem program
The Gelt FoundationLos Angeles, CACharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $5,200 · through 2022Largest: $5,200 to 1904 PREUSS LLC — rent assistance
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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 →