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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 “racially”
Where the money went
Largest: $50,000 to THE UCLA FOUNDATION — advancing racial and health equity via research and policy change: to study health and racial issues in america, document the challenges that communities face as they seek racial e…
Largest: $2.6M to NEW VENTURE FUND — 79428 supporting the culture of health leadership institute for racial healing and its first cohort to advance racial and health equity in the leaders' work
Largest: $100,000 to THIRD SECTOR NEW ENGLAND INC — advance racial equity in new mexico by supporting an ecosystem of bernalillo and dona ana county nonprofits serving children and families through capacity building, racial equity r…
Lee InitiativeLouisville, KYCharity · may take applications
314 matching grants · $6.6M · through 2024Largest: $1.5M to M FRNACIS INC — racial justice srrj
Largest: $300,000 to METRO SOLUTIONS INC — this grant provides general operating support to detroit live is valuable every day (dlive) to participate in a national and place-based network of racial justice organizations as …
Largest: $2.0M to BOREALIS PHILANTHROPY — core support for the racial equity in philanthropy fund to ensure funders are provided with the incentive and means to embrace racial equity in their operations and grantmaking
John D and Catherine T MacArthur Foundation (Consolidated)Chicago, IL
127 matching grants · $68.7M · through 2024Largest: $1.0M to The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University — in support of research and development to address racial disparities in policing and improve police-community relationships as part of the safety and justice challenge
Women'S Foundation of CaliforniaOakland, CACharity · may take applications
124 matching grants · $5.0M · through 2024Largest: $500,000 to TIME FOR CHANGE FOUNDATION — to promote racial, gender and economic justice
New Schools FundOakland, CACharity · may take applications
87 matching grants · $18.6M · through 2024Largest: $520,000 to BLACK MEN TEACH — diverse leaders & racial equity
California Community FoundationLos Angeles, CACharity · may take applications
81 matching grants · $10.4M · through 2024Largest: $5.0M to NATIVE LAND CONSERVANCY INC — racial justice
Largest: $50,000 to RACIAL JUSTICE NOW — support racial justice now to provide educational support and opportunity to youth
Largest: $900,000 to Amalgamated Charitable Foundation Inc — to advance racial equity and justice by shifting power and resources to black, indigenous, and latino/a/x people living in low wealth, under-resourced communities
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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 →