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Find who already funds work like yours.
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.
4 funders with a record of paying for “ptnr”
Where the money went
Largest: $220,000 to FRIENDS OF THE LOWER APPOMATTOX RIVEROLIN PTNR — health:capital
The Home Partnership FoundationBoise, IDCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $83,432 · through 2022Largest: $42,102 to South Central Community Action Ptnr — housing assistance
Largest: $35,000 to MILTON J RUBENSTEIN MUSEUM OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY — science learning ptnr, family restroom
Southwestern Vermont Council On AgingRutland, VTCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $29,280 · through 2022Largest: $29,280 to Vermont Farmers — support of comm. ptnr.
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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 →

