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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 “proverty”
Where the money went
Anschei Chesed FundBrooklyn, NYCharity · may take applications
13 matching grants · $2.1M · through 2023Largest: $651,000 to AMERICAN FRIENDS OF HEBRON YESHIVA IN JERUSALEM INC — assistance to families struggling with proverty for food, clothing, shelter and living exp.
Largest: $13,000 to WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTIO — to end proverty
J L Camp FoundationVirginia Beach, VA
4 matching grants · $31,000 · through 2025Largest: $8,000 to FORKIDS INC — help break the cycle of homelessness and proverty for families & children
Largest: $87,500 to Hope International — religious - helping people escape proverty by biblical training, savings opportunities & microloans.
Largest: $6,000 to HORIZONS AT COLORADO ACADEMY — to provide children living at or below proverty level every chance to thrive from pre-kindergarden through high school graduation.
Largest: $100,000 to NORTHSIDE ACHIEVEMENT ZONE — permanently close the achievement gap and end generational proverty
The Chrisdions FoundationMountlake Terrace, WA
3 matching grants · $89,007 · through 2025Largest: $34,000 to GIBEON CHURCH SURABAYA — help to fight proverty and promote quality education in village of indonesia.
Largest: $3,500 to SALT LAKE HABITAT FOR HUMANITY — seeks to eliminate proverty housing
Largest: $10,500 to RAY OF HOPE — provides children's basic needs are related to homelessness, proverty or crisis circumstances
Largest: $13,860 to SOUTHERN PROVERTY LAW CENTER — the splc is dedicated to fighting hate and bigotry and to seeking justice for the most vulnerable members of our society. using litigation, education, and other forms of advocacy, …
Largest: $10,000 to UNION RESCUE MISSION — the contribuitons provided basic necessities, and rehabilitation to those in proverty.
Largest: $250,000 to HEALTHY LEARNERS — to promote the provision of medical, dental, and vision care for students living in proverty in sc
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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 →