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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 “priest”
Where the money went
Koch FoundationGainesville, FL
16 matching grants · $188,000 · through 2024Largest: $25,000 to Dong Thanh Tam Hue — to support the training of missionary priests
Catholic Community FoundationSt Paul, MNCharity · may take applications
10 matching grants · $730,775 · through 2024Largest: $470,861 to ARCHDIOCESE OF SAINT PAUL & MINNEAPOLIS — medical expenses of retired priests from africa, respect life office, leo byrne residence, capital improv, general oper, program supp, retired priests
Archdiocese of Milwaukee Catholic CommunMilwaukee, WICharity · may take applications
10 matching grants · $189,897 · through 2024Largest: $30,724 to SOCIETY OF THE DIVINE SAVIOR SALVATORIAN PRIESTS AND BROTHERS — operational support for salvatorian priests and brothers
Innovia FoundationSpokane, WACharity · may take applications
12 matching grants · $180,571 · through 2024Largest: $14,500 to Priest Lake Food Bank — priest lake food bank grant application 2025
The John G and Marie Stella KenedyCorpus Christi, TXCharity · may take applications
10 matching grants · $498,000 · through 2024Largest: $100,000 to St John Vianney Residence for Retired Priests — operations and maintenance support
Largest: $20,000 to ARCHDIOCESE FOR THE MILITARY SERVICES USA — toward expenses of the ams vocations and co-sponsored seminarian programs to address the current shortage of priests to serve in the military, to recruit and train the next generat…
The Catholic Foundation No ColoradoGreenwood Village, COCharity · may take applications
7 matching grants · $3.1M · through 2023Largest: $20,250 to AOD - Retired Priests — preparing future priests
Largest: $2.0M to SAINT CHARLES BORROMEO SEMINARY — to support ongoing academic and pastoral programs to priests, deacons, religious and laity.
Largest: $4.3M to INST CHRIST KING SOVEREIGN PRIEST — general operating
John D and Catherine T MacArthur Foundation (Consolidated)Chicago, IL
5 matching grants · $970,000 · through 2023Largest: $300,000 to Palace of Priests Assembly — to use behavior change approaches to strengthen accountability messaging using faith-based platforms in nigeria
Largest: $430,000 to ST JOSEPH'S PRIEST FUND — program support
Largest: $2,000 to PRIESTLY FRATERNITY - ST PETER — further charitable purposes
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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 →