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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 “pubic”
Where the money went
Largest: $3,500 to PHILMONT PUBIC LIBRARY — children reading programs
Institute for Nonprofit NewsBeverly Hills, CACharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $60,000 · through 2024Largest: $20,000 to DELAWARE PUBIC MEDIA — inn support - labs
Largest: $250,000 to NY Pubic Library — support operations
Largest: $10,000 to LATINO CAUCUS FOR PUBIC HEALTH — advocate for health interests of the latino community
Largest: $10,000 to NEW ARTS PUBICATION INC — to promote the work of the organization
Lions International Silver Lake 302Silver Lake, MNCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $13,440 · through 2024Largest: $8,340 to GLENCOE SILVER LAKE PUBIC SCHOOLS — provide funding for school activities
Largest: $125,000 to PUBIC PRIVATE STRATEGIES INSTITUTE — invest in america project support
Play Ball FoundationConcord, MACharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $50,000 · through 2024Largest: $50,000 to HOLYOKE PUBIC SCHOOLS — the purpose of the grant is to enable the middle school to significantly expand the athletic opportunities available to students through its middle school sports programs.
Largest: $4,550 to NY HISTORICAL SOCIETY — dedicated to fostering research, presenting history and art exhibitions, and pubic programs that reveal the dynamism of history and its influence on the world today.
Foundation for Indigent GuardianshipTallahassee, FLCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $18,219 · through 2024Largest: $18,219 to NORTH FLORIDA OFFICE OF PUBIC GUARDIA INC — organizational mission
Largest: $10,000 to BROOKLYN PUBIC LIBRARY CENTER FOR — general operating
The Fhc FoundationSaint Charles, MO
1 matching grant · $7,500 · through 2025Largest: $7,500 to VARIOUS — pubic informationbroadcasting
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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 →