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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 “proper”
Where the money went
Largest: $5,000 to USA Baseball — to be used to in any manner that the organization deems proper.
Largest: $25,000 to FAMILY SUCCESS CENTER OF ETOWAH COUNTY INC — through the prepare and prevent: child traffic safety program, fscoec partners with the etowah county health department to show clients how to properly install car seats. attendees…
Largest: $3,500 to Laila V DiNisco — the purpose of all grants to individuals listed on part xiv of form 990-pf is to provide funds to qualifying individuals, having completed the proper application process and chosen…
Largest: $125,000 to LOBECK TAYLOR OPERATING FOUNDATION — the lobeck taylor operating foundation, (ltof), 1124 s. lewis ave, tulsa, ok 74106, is a commonly controlled operating foundation. the $125,000 grant was made on 02/07/2022 for cha…
Largest: $167,000 to NATIVE AMERICAN RIGHTS FUND INC — one-time core support to ensure legislative districts properly and fully recognize and represent native american communities
The Anglo American International SchoolNew York New York, NYCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $748,000 · through 2024Largest: $215,000 to DWIGHT SCHOOL FOUNDATION — educational scholarships distributed based on academic requirements and financial need. dwight school foundation has a committee comprised of faculty and trustees that review the f…
Virginia Commonwealth University FoundatRichmond, VACharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $44.1M · through 2024Largest: $11.7M to VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY — the foundation exists solely to assist, support, and foster virginia commonwealth university in all proper ways that may from time to time be approved by the trustees of the founda…
The Crpa FoundationFullerton, CACharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $1.3M · through 2023Largest: $651,000 to CALIFORNIA RIFLE AND PISTOL ASSOCIATION — general advancement grant to the california rifle and pistol association to further its mission of providing its members and the general public awareness of current issues regardin…
Largest: $1.7M to HAITIAN FOUNDATION — all grants made by haiti air to the haitian foundation are for full support of the haitian foundation's mission (providing emergency aerial medical transportation in haiti) coverin…
Christ Presbyterian Church EndowBrooklyn, OHCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $701,482 · through 2025Largest: $187,112 to CHRIST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH — use for current expenses & benevolences or other proper religious, educational and benevolent purposes.
American Baseball Coaches AssociationGreensboro, NCCharity · may take applications
5 matching grants · $95,000 · through 2024Largest: $20,000 to International Sports Group — expose coaches to proper teaching
Healthy ConnectionsMena, ARCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $781,393 · through 2024Largest: $331,369 to PRIM N PROPER INC - CHOOSING TO E — abstinence education
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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 →