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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 “psychological”
Where the money went
John Templeton FoundationWest Conshohocken, PA
32 matching grants · $11.0M · through 2024Largest: $125,000 to AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION INC — to support division 36 society for the psychology of religion and spirituality
Apa ServicesWashington, DCCharity · may take applications
30 matching grants · $421,000 · through 2024Largest: $25,000 to ARKANSAS PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOC — state org. & leg. grants
American Diabetes AssociationArlington, VACharity · may take applications
8 matching grants · $1.6M · through 2024Largest: $289,196 to Colorado State University — innovative research to support the psychological and emotional needs of people with diabetes
Largest: $126,000 to ASSOCIATION FOR PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE — psychology grant
Jewish Community Federation of SanSan Francisco, CACharity · may take applications
8 matching grants · $1.5M · through 2024Largest: $24,000 to AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL FOUNDATION INC — social science research/services
Largest: $30,000 to ASSOCIATION FOR PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE — support for the 2023-2025 association for psychological science annual conventions to encourage research on psychological science and entrepreneurship. 202207-12759
Cornell UniversityIthaca, NYCharity · may take applications
8 matching grants · $342,694 · through 2023Largest: $187,481 to GripTape Inc — research-psychology
Largest: $10,000 to WILMINGTON CARE NET COUNSELING — for our clients to experience renewal in their lives by promoting psychological, emotional and spiritual health through compassionate, professional counseling and psychological ser…
Tiny Blue DotWest Hollywood, CA
4 matching grants · $539,867 · through 2024Largest: $299,996 to University of Oregon — grant supports a science of perception box study being conducted by university of oregon titled "neural and psychological evidence to shift mindsets from "me" to "we" using a scala…
Largest: $10.1M to UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI — a private research university with more than 16,000 students from around the world, the university of miami is a vibrant and diverse academic community focused on teaching and lear…
Largest: $150,000 to KESHET DONOR ADVISED FUND IL — to support achord: social psychology for social change's project to bring about a significant improvement in the relationship between jewish and arab workers in workplaces, .
Largest: $20,000 to ASSOCIATION OF WOMEN PSYCHIARTRISTS — advancement of psychology
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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 →