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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 “recognize”
Where the money went
Largest: $10,000 to ALEXANDER KNOLL — recognize achievements
United Way of Union CountyEl Dorado, ARCharity · may take applications
50 matching grants · $5.3M · through 2024Largest: $357,870 to BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF EL DORADO — to provide operating funds for the recognized 501(c)3 organization
Largest: $100,600 to MESIVTA ATERES YAAKOV — contributions given in response to public fundraising drives for continuation of organized religious activities and misc recognized charity functions
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis AssnArlington, VACharity · may take applications
42 matching grants · $505,000 · through 2024Largest: $35,000 to ALABAMA NEUROLOGY ASSOCIATES — annual clinic funding fy25 - state of al grant/annual grant payment fy25 recognized treatment center
Largest: $238,500 to DELBARTON SCHOOL — unrestricted general support grant intended to further the recipient organizations charitable and educational mission in alignment with its irs-recognized exempt purpose, and to su…
Theatre Communications GroupNew York, NYCharity · may take applications
36 matching grants · $874,000 · through 2023Largest: $50,000 to BINDLESTIFF STUDIO — thrive! - recognize unrestricted award
NextcorpsRochester, NYCharity · may take applications
31 matching grants · $775,000 · through 2024Largest: $25,000 to PLANKE APP LLC — assist start-up with funding after proof-of-concept stage has been achieved in order to reach commercial success in recognized innovation zones
Largest: $5,000 to CANDELARIO UDIEL GUZMAN DELEON — to recognize the efforts of individuals who voluntarily attempt to save lives.
Largest: $200,000 to FONDS POUR LES FEMMES EN MEDITERRANEE — to support the creation of the susan treadwell memorial award which will benefit young cis-women, trans-women, and non-binary activists in europe by recognizing and supporting thei…
The Community Foundation of MiddleNashville, TNCharity · may take applications
18 matching grants · $153,379 · through 2024Largest: $5,000 to UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE FOUNDATION INC — to support the john hale scholarship (to be established). this gift should be recognized as contribution from mary moss greenebaum and john greenebaum.
S H Cowell FoundationSan Francisco, CA
15 matching grants · $54,000 · through 2024Largest: $5,000 to SOMOS MAYFAIR — to recognize contributions to the 2022 cowell board of directors' retreat and community visit.
Largest: $1.0M to GOODWILL OF CENTRAL & SOUTHERN INDIANA — to support the expansion of this organizations excel center program, which enables adults ages 21 and older who did not complete high school to earn a diploma and industry-recogniz…
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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 →