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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 “prosperity”
Where the money went
The Community FoundationRichmond, VACharity · may take applications
304 matching grants · $25.1M · through 2024Largest: $2.2M to VIRGINIA COMMUNITY CAPITAL INC — economic prosperity
United WayLos Angeles, CACharity · may take applications
178 matching grants · $11.6M · through 2024Largest: $320,000 to WITH LOVE MARKET AND CAFE — shared prosperity
Largest: $2.4M to Tides Center — to support just prosperity in california
Largest: $372,821 to Prosperity Now — 77485 updating and expanding the prosperity now sc
Largest: $50,000 to Prepare Prosper — prepare + prosper general operating support
Wk Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI
28 matching grants · $6.2M · through 2024Largest: $80,000 to PROSPERITY WORKS — enable the organization to achieve its mission to build the capacity of organizations and advocates for policies that generate economic prosperity for all new mexicans by providing…
Largest: $500,000 to Inclusive Prosperity Capital Inc — for general operating support
Berkshire United WayPittsfield, MACharity · may take applications
25 matching grants · $1.1M · through 2024Largest: $90,000 to 18 DEGREES INC — early childhood development/positive youth development/economic prosperity
Largest: $500,000 to TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY — for the global economic governance initiative to advance policy-oriented research to align global economic governance with development and climate ambitions and deliver green and i…
The San Diego FoundationSan Diego, CACharity · may take applications
18 matching grants · $2.2M · through 2024Largest: $243,366 to YOUNG AND PROSPEROUS FOUNDATION — scholarship excellence program
Largest: $750,000 to FUNDERS NETWORK INC — leveraging philanthropys role and impact in sustainable, prosperous, healthy and just communities: partners for places, tfns new strategic framework, and the places fellowship and …
Largest: $300,000 to PROSPERITY NOW — the purpose of this grant is to support prosperity now to work with detroit and memphis nextgen cohort organizations to identify policy barriers and innovative solutions to help cl…
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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 →