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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 “recognition”
Where the money went
Largest: $100,000 to FRANCIS OUIMET SCHOLARSHIP FUND — director's program grant in recognition of william van faasen -- william c. van faasen endowed scholarship fund
Largest: $15,000 to PIERRE JOSEPH GIBBONS — heroic recognition awards
Largest: $450,000 to Association of Black Foundation Executives — for general operating support in recognition of abfe's 50th anniversary and continued impact on the field
Greenwave Organization CorpNew Haven, CTCharity · may take applications
56 matching grants · $1.4M · through 2024Largest: $431,016 to SHINNECOCK KELP FARMERS INCORPORATED — direct payment to ocean farmer in recognition of a bundle of climate impacts that include carbon andnitrogen removal, reef restoration, and green jobs
Largest: $73,000 to TEMPLE BAT YAHM — to serve as a charitable gift in recognition of exempt status
Largest: $10,000 to J SUAREZ — recognition of achievement in the field of nursing
Largest: $10,000 to Arizona State University Foundation — a trustee advised grant to support the marvin andrews fellowship in recognition of shannon portillo, ph.d., who is the new director of the asu school of public affairs in the watts…
Largest: $4,000 to COLUMBUS YOUTH FOOTBALL ORGANIZATION — coach recognition - football program expenses
Largest: $5,000 to PLYMOUTH UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST — trustee recognition program
Seattle FoundationSeattle, WACharity · may take applications
41 matching grants · $93,500 · through 2023Largest: $5,250 to SEATTLE COLLEGES FOUNDATION — $1,500 for recognition of transforming lives students and $3,500 for general scholarships.
Largest: $100,000 to THE TRUSTEES OF THE STEVENS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY — trustee recognition grant to the trustees of the stevens institute of technology in support of the john schlichting '44 and augustus george campbell '27 endowed scholarship fund.
Largest: $1.1M to FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND — to support a donor advised fund, requested by an employee or board member as part of matching gift or service recognition program.
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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 →