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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 “quarterly”
Where the money went
Community Fdn of Greater Des MoinesDes Moines, IACharity · may take applications
66 matching grants · $3.1M · through 2024Largest: $500,000 to DES MOINES PERFORMING ARTS — operating grant cycle 2024 - first quarter payment
Independence FoundationPhiladelphia, PA
53 matching grants · $1.0M · through 2022Largest: $21,899 to SENIORLAW CENTER — independence foundation public interest law fellowship program : first quarterly payment-valerie snow
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis AssnArlington, VACharity · may take applications
41 matching grants · $5.0M · through 2024Largest: $454,740 to UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI — annual grant payment fy24 center of excellence/research; bitner plante quarterly grant; additional quarterly grant funding
Akron Community FoundationAkron, OHCharity · may take applications
39 matching grants · $2.4M · through 2024Largest: $515,599 to UNITED WAY OF SUMMIT AND MEDINA — spendable income for the quarter ending march 31, 2021
Community Foundation of North TexasFort Worth, TXCharity · may take applications
14 matching grants · $251,430 · through 2024Largest: $24,964 to MEALS ON WHEELS OF TARRANT COUNTY — for quarterly distribution
The Chicago Community TrustChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
9 matching grants · $798,500 · through 2022Largest: $27,500 to Hyde Park Institute — support for the class taught by fr. stephen l. brock at the university of chicago during the spring quarter 2023, support for the class taught by fr. stephen l. brock at the univer…
The Community Foundation of GreaterChattanooga, TNCharity · may take applications
12 matching grants · $282,029 · through 2023Largest: $44,358 to LEGAL AID OF EAST TENNESSEE — arp quarterly distribution
Largest: $133,000 to CITY OF LOGAN - HANSEN MUSEUM — 3rd quarter funding with da vinci downpayment
Arkansas Community FoundationLittle Rock, ARCharity · may take applications
8 matching grants · $662,980 · through 2024Largest: $15,000 to QUAPAW QUARTER ASSOCIATION - P O BOX 165023 LITTLE ROCK AR 72216 — hands-on siding workshop $5,000; revolving loan fund feasibility study, $5,000 (match for 1772 foundation grant); legal fees for intervening of terry mansion $5,000
Arizona Community FoundationPhoenix, AZCharity · may take applications
8 matching grants · $502,260 · through 2024Largest: $101,210 to EL RIO HEALTH CENTER FOUNDATION — this award is for the completed 2-day workshop on 11/13/24 and 11/14/24, plus the first quarter of vft meetings
Largest: $5,000 to THE SALVATION ARMY — first quarter emergency fund
George Kaiser Family FoundationTulsa, OKCharity · may take applications
6 matching grants · $1.6M · through 2024Largest: $272,707 to Tulsa Community Foundation — 3rd&4th quarter admin fees-tcf
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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 →