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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 “real”
Where the money went
Largest: $2,500 to AVA RECKERS — to support sacramento county college students pursuing real estate, business and other fields of study
Sior FoundationWashington, DCCharity · may take applications
57 matching grants · $1.1M · through 2024Largest: $12,460 to SIOR CONNECTICUT CHAPTER — to support five students studying at an accredited university in real estate related degrees; to support commercial real estate educational programming that included speakers from …
Largest: $2.8M to REAL WORLD INITIATIVES — support to increase real-world experiences for students facing barriers related to income, and geography, and to increase access to the 2024 prox summer internship program for high…
Largest: $2,125 to Thompson Peter — real estate taxes
Largest: $1.0M to CHINA YOUTH DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION — dream it real signature program - further 501(c)(3) charitable purpose
The Chicago Community TrustChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
26 matching grants · $7.6M · through 2023Largest: $1.1M to Teamwork Englewood — support for prep 2023 internship participation, support of teamwork englewood's capacity to build structure for mentorship and reverse mentorship curriculum for employees and youth…
Largest: $823,500 to Trustees of Columbia University in the City of NY — in support of an international research effort to monitor volcanoes in real time.
Largest: $25,000 to National Albanian Real Estate Association (NAREA) — to provide professional development for women in real estate's council.
Largest: $150,000 to ASSOCIACAO AMAZONIA REAL DE JORNALISMO INDEPENDENTE — core support for management strengthening and institutional development, and project support for investigative journalism focused on indigenous, quilombolas and traditional peoples…
Largest: $1.7M to UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI — 82172 highlighting the effectiveness of community ownership of affordable housing and commercial real estate in advancing racial and health equity
Prea FoundationHartford, CTCharity · may take applications
19 matching grants · $9.8M · through 2025Largest: $200,000 to REAL ESTATE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL FOUNDATION — for the benefit of the real estate executive council summer intensive program.
Bridgeway CapitalPittsburgh, PACharity · may take applications
23 matching grants · $843,943 · through 2024Largest: $76,000 to HAZELWOOD INITIATIVE INC — real estate pre-development
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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 →