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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 “profoundly”
Where the money went
Davidson Institute for Talent DevelopmentIncline Village, NV
89 matching grants · $1.5M · through 2023Largest: $53,769 to Liu Katherine — to provide opportunities and support for profoundly gifted young people.
Largest: $50,000 to PROFOUND GENTLEMEN — for general operating support
Largest: $124,834 to PROFOUND GENTLEMEN — general operating support to promote retention of male educators of color in north carolina through professional development, leadership and mentorship models
The Stanley & JoyceBeverly Hills, CA
4 matching grants · $54,700 · through 2024Largest: $50,000 to TOWER CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION — to support advances in groundbreaking cancer research and profoundly support people affected by the disease in southern california and beyond.
Largest: $30,000 to Profound Gentlemen Inc — support for educators in atlanta
Largest: $30,000 to INSTRUMENTS OF CHANGE INC — to profoundly impact the lives of disadvanted children through gifts of musical instruments
Autism Science FoundationScarsdale, NYCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $140,000 · through 2024Largest: $35,000 to UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCO — profound pilot grant
Largest: $245,050 to NAPLES CHILDREN AND EDUCATION FOUNDATION — to make a profound and sustaining difference in the quality of children's lives.
Largest: $100,000 to Misericordia — to support variety of programs and services for residents with moderate to profound intellectual and developmental disabilities
Largest: $5,000 to AUDITORY - VERBAL CENTER INC — the auditory-verbal center, inc. is a premier provider of comprehensive auditory-verbal and audiological services to infants, children, adults, and their families. through the audi…
Largest: $5,000 to THE SUNSHINE FOUNDATION — severe or profound physical/developmental/intellectual challenges or trauma from physical/sexual abuse, and whose families have limited income
Largest: $50,000 to CURE INTERNATIONAL — increasing access to life-changing surgical care for children with profound burn injuries.
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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 →