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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 “receiving”
Where the money went
The Chicago Community TrustChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
187 matching grants · $38.2M · through 2022Largest: $1.1M to Rush University Medical Center — the bross family fund for mothers receiving trauma based care, florence d hagenah endowed nursing scholarship fund, support for nursing school at rush, support for florence d hagen…
Largest: $2.4M to SACRED HEART FOUNDATION — as receiving organization may see fit
Center for Disaster PhilanthropyWashington, DCCharity · may take applications
69 matching grants · $20.1M · through 2024Largest: $490,000 to PROJECT HOPE - THE PEOPLE-TO-PEOPLE — project hope will receive $190,000 to implement a 5 month project from feb to june 2023 to enhance the capacity of local healthcare providers affected by the earthquake in the sich…
The Abdel-Misih FoundationSunny Isles Beach, FL
72 matching grants · $436,140 · through 2024Largest: $18,000 to ST MARY AND ST KIROLOS — as receiving organization may see fit
Largest: $165,000 to CHICAGO COUNCIL ON GLOBAL AFFAIRS — discretionary use by receiving organization
Largest: $90,000 to JUF METROPOLITAN CHICAGO — discretionary use by receiving organization
Largest: $37,844 to MARSHALL UNIVERSITY RESEARCH CORPORATION — funding is for the marshall university center of excellence for recovery (coe) and its prevention empowerment partnership (pep). pep will support two substance use prevention leade…
Largest: $1.2M to FRANKFURT ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY - US — (1) description: 17,870 shares of costar group, inc. securities (2) book value: $1,150,864 (3) method used to determine book value: average of the high/low on the date the securiti…
United Way of Central West VirginiaCharleston, WVCharity · may take applications
31 matching grants · $2.7M · through 2024Largest: $697,919 to VARIOUS PARTNER AGENCIES — partner agencies receive funding as designated by the organization to support various programs such as advocacy, education, information and referral, and direct assistance to indiv…
Nancy E Barry & Letitia P Rees FoundationPacific Palisades, CA
28 matching grants · $1.0M · through 2025Largest: $233,531 to PLANNED PARENTHOOD — (1) description: 514 shares of bershire hathaway class b securities (2) book value: $94,444 (3) method used to determine book value: average of the high/low on the date the securit…
Greater Lynchburg Community FoundationLynchburg, VACharity · may take applications
30 matching grants · $722,496 · through 2024Largest: $116,826 to MIRIAM'S HOUSE — people in crisis receiving help
National Legal Aid and DefenderWashington, DCCharity · may take applications
28 matching grants · $1.2M · through 2024Largest: $72,086 to 603 LEGAL AID — nlada received funding for the national telephone abuse prevention project (ntapp) from a cy pres award in krakauer (o/b/o a class of persons) v. dish network, llc. ntapp supports …
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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 →