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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 “proof”
Where the money went
Florida Sheriffs AssociationTallahassee, FLCharity · may take applications
52 matching grants · $2.1M · through 2023Largest: $309,460 to COLUMBIA COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE — bullet proof vest grant, shared asset program grant, training scholarship
NextcorpsRochester, NYCharity · may take applications
31 matching grants · $775,000 · through 2024Largest: $25,000 to POWER2PEER INC — assist start-up with funding after proof-of-concept stage has been achieved in order to reach commercial success in recognized innovation zones
United Way of New York CityNew York, NYCharity · may take applications
24 matching grants · $2.9M · through 2022Largest: $790,673 to ATAPE GROUP LLC — readnyc- readnyc is a comprehensive, aligned, and collective strategy to support children, families, and communities with resources to build and sustain a culture of learning and a…
Gulf Coast Economic Development DistrictHouston, TXCharity · may take applications
13 matching grants · $420,000 · through 2023Largest: $50,000 to ERINDI LLC — it's a grant from fortbend county that were issued to local businesses through gcedd to cover expenses such as costs of working capital, payroll, accounts payable, rent, mortgages,…
Largest: $500,000 to LEAP Innovations — personalized learning in chicago: expanding a national proof point
Largest: $827,113 to CHANCELLOR MASTERS & SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD — in support of research to provide theoretical and experimental proof that bacteria and viruses exhibit quantum entanglement.
The Chicago Community TrustChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $5.7M · through 2022Largest: $5.0M to Proofing Station — for the capitalization of the proofing station investment fund and official launch of the proofing station organization, from the searle collaborative funds at the chicago communit…
Ares Charitable FoundationLos Angeles, CACharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $2.7M · through 2024Largest: $1.2M to WORLD RESOURCES INSTITUTE — help build the resilience of india's micro, small and medium enterprises ("msmes") in two states to future-proof their business models within a changing climate.
Largest: $1.0M to CONVERGENT RESEARCH — to make mathematics more reliable, searchable, understandable, and accessible by developing open source proof-assistant software of great value for research, applications, and educ…
Conrad N Hilton FoundationWestlake Village, CA
3 matching grants · $4.1M · through 2024Largest: $1.5M to WATERAID AMERICA INC — to expand pilot on the handpump riser technology for safe water delivery in uganda to show proof of concept and secure government support
Largest: $385,480 to OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION — proof-of-concept study to explore the potential of nanobodies for malaria prevention
Tennessee Technology Development CorpNashville, TNCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $438,800 · through 2024Largest: $207,200 to PROOF PROGRAMS — network partner, intern stipend
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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 →