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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 “quarterbacks”
Where the money went
Largest: $500,000 to REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN — robert mccollum family quarterbacks coaching endowment scholarship fund
Largest: $58,700 to QUARTERBACKING CHILDREN'S HEALTH — general operating
Largest: $15,000 to QUARTERBACKING CHILDREN'S HEALTH FOUNDATION — provide funds to foundation fulfill medical needs and support for alabama children and young adults.
Largest: $3,000 to TALLAHASSEE QUARTERBACK CLUB FOUNDATION — to provide academic scholarships to deserving high school students who have overcome significant obstacles.
Largest: $25,000 to THE BEATING THE ODDS FOUNDATION — for the 2023 quarterbacks of life nasa research challenge & for the student event on november 8th in pittsburgh and website costs
Largest: $4,000 to CAMERON COUNTY QUARTERBACK CLUB — cchs football season pre-game meals & year-end banquet
The Community Foundation of GreaterBirmingham, ALCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $84,250 · through 2024Largest: $34,050 to QUARTERBACKING CHILDREN'S HEALTH FOUNDATION — general support; daf funded
Largest: $4,423 to QUARTERBACKING CHILDRENS HEALTH FOUNDATI — general operating
Largest: $65,876 to QUARTERBACKING CHILDREN'S HEALTH — general operating
United Way of Central AlabamaBirmingham, ALCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $71,657 · through 2024Largest: $33,767 to QUARTERBACKING CHILDREN'S HEALTH — donor designated for general support
Largest: $5,000 to WILDCAT QUARTERBACK CLUB — 10th year anniversary grants
Largest: $2,800 to QUARTERBACKING CHILDREN'S HEALTH — general operating
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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 →

