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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 “purposeto”
Where the money went
Largest: $5,000 to AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION — to further the exempt organization's purposeto further the exempt organization's purposeto further exempt organizations purpose
Largest: $20,000 to COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS — to further exempt purposeto further exempt purpose
Largest: $2,000 to U OF W FOUNDATION FUNDS — to assist organization in it's exempt purposeto assist organization in it's exempt purposeto assist organization in it's exempt purpose
Assyrian National Council of IllinoisChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $245,000 · through 2025Largest: $200,000 to ACOE PATRIARCH FOUNDATION — to assist the organization achive it's mession and purposeto assist in helping the organization achive it's mession and purpose
Largest: $325,000 to THE MIAMI FOUNDATION — to provide a contribution to accomplish the exempt organization's charitable purposeto provide a contribution to accomplish the exempt organization's charitable purposeto provide a…
Largest: $52,000 to PAGE AHEAD CHILDREN'S LITERACY PROGRAM — to assist org in its purposeto assist org in its purpose
Largest: $55,000 to FATHER MCKENNA'S CENTER — to fund charitable purposeto fund charitable purpose
Largest: $3,000 to SIMON WIESENTHAL CENTER — to further the organization's exempt purposeto further the organization's exempt purpose
Largest: $10,000 to JOSEPH SLIFKA CENTER FOR JEWISH LIFE AT YALE — to aid donee in fulfilling their tax exempt purposeto aid donee in fulfilling their continued leadership in the fight for human rights
Largest: $25,000 to WEIZMANN INSTITUTE — to futher the organization charitable purposeto futher the organization charitable purpose
Ignite CenterChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $7,452 · through 2022Largest: $7,452 to CITY CHURCH CHICAGO — to assist the organization in meeting its purposeto assist the organization in meeting its purpose
Largest: $5,000 to TEMPLE SINAI OF HOLLYWOOD — to futher charitable purposeto futher charitable purpose
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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 →