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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.

1 funder with a record of paying for “quadracci”

Where the money went

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Windhover Foundation Inc → Greater Horizons: $1.8M across 1 grant, latest 2023Windhover Foundation Inc → Regis University: $300K across 2 grants, latest 2022Windhover Foundation Inc → Childrens Hospital of Wisconsin Foundation Inc: $200K across 2 grants, latest 2024Windhover Foundation Inc → Nova Southeastern University Inc: $200K across 1 grant, latest 2023Windhover Foundation Inc → Montessori School of Waukesha Inc: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2024Windhover Foundation Inc: $2.6M on this topic. Open the funder.Windhover Foundation Inc$2.6MGreater Horizons: received $1.8M on this topicGreater Horizons$1.8MRegis University: received $300K on this topicRegis University$300KChildrens Hospital of Wisconsin Foundation Inc: received $200K on this topicChildrens Hospital of Wisconsin…$200KNova Southeastern University Inc: received $200K on this topicNova Southeastern University Inc$200KMontessori School of Waukesha Inc: received $10K on this topicMontessori School of Waukesha I…$10K
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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 →