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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.

9 funders with a record of paying for “purposees”

Where the money went

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The John S Hilson Family Fund → Pratt Institute: $70K across 1 grant, latest 2023Missouri United Methodist Foundation → Cuba United Methodist Church: $65K across 3 grants, latest 2024Herbert Feinberg Family Foundation → 13 Hands Equine Rescue Inc: $60K across 1 grant, latest 2022The Sonnie Foundation → Rad-Aid International: $40K across 2 grants, latest 2023Ke Kai Ala Foundation → West Hawaii Mediation: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2025The Carol and Jim Collins Family → Grameen Foundation: $3K across 2 grants, latest 2023Norman and Rosalie Cohen → Loving Spay and Neuter Clinic: $2K across 1 grant, latest 2022Mcguire Family Foundation → Habitat for Humanity - Kerrville: $1K across 1 grant, latest 2023Caulkins Family Foundation → Denver Botanic Gardens: $1K across 1 grant, latest 2022The John S Hilson Family Fund: $70K on this topic. Open the funder.The John S Hilson Family Fund$70KMissouri United Methodist Foundation: $65K on this topic. Open the funder.Missouri United Methodist Fou…$65KHerbert Feinberg Family Foundation: $60K on this topic. Open the funder.Herbert Feinberg Family Found…$60KThe Sonnie Foundation: $40K on this topic. Open the funder.The Sonnie Foundation$40KKe Kai Ala Foundation: $5K on this topic. Open the funder.Ke Kai Ala Foundation$5KThe Carol and Jim Collins Family: $3K on this topic. Open the funder.The Carol and Jim Collins Fam…$3KNorman and Rosalie Cohen: $2K on this topic. Open the funder.Norman and Rosalie Cohen$2KMcguire Family Foundation: $1K on this topic. Open the funder.Mcguire Family Foundation$1KCaulkins Family Foundation: $1K on this topic. Open the funder.Caulkins Family Foundation$1KPratt Institute: received $70K on this topicPratt Institute$70KCuba United Methodist Church: received $65K on this topicCuba United Methodist Church$65K13 Hands Equine Rescue Inc: received $60K on this topic13 Hands Equine Rescue Inc$60KRad-Aid International: received $40K on this topicRad-Aid International$40KWest Hawaii Mediation: received $5K on this topicWest Hawaii Mediation$5KGrameen Foundation: received $3K on this topicGrameen Foundation$3KLoving Spay and Neuter Clinic: received $2K on this topicLoving Spay and Neuter Clinic$2KHabitat for Humanity - Kerrville: received $1K on this topicHabitat for Humanity - Kerrville$1KDenver Botanic Gardens: received $1K on this topicDenver Botanic Gardens$1K
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Source: IRS Form 990-PF Part XV and Form 990 Schedule I, tax years 20192025. 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 →