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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 “recommended”
Where the money went
The Minneapolis FoundationMinneapolis, MNCharity · may take applications
2058 matching grants · $126.9M · through 2022Largest: $10,000 to MOAACC SCHOLARSHIP FUND — donor-recommended, scholarships
Roman Catholic Foundation of EasternSt Louis, MOCharity · may take applications
370 matching grants · $14.2M · through 2025Largest: $800,835 to LIFE TEEN INC — donor recommended grants
The Community Foundation for the GreaterAlbany, NYCharity · may take applications
376 matching grants · $9.0M · through 2023Largest: $200,000 to THE BUTTONWOOD FOUNDATION INC — grant awarded per the recommendation of a donor advisor and approved by cfgcr for scholarships
Givengain Foundation USAFort Lauderdale, FLCharity · may take applications
251 matching grants · $20.1M · through 2022Largest: $1.6M to Massachusetts General Hospital — as recommended by donor via platform
New Canaan Community FoundationNew Canaan, CTCharity · may take applications
163 matching grants · $4.6M · through 2024Largest: $28,000 to THE CARVER — grants recommended by daf, for general operating, scholarship & for general operating as recommended by donor
Largest: $500,000 to NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES — in support of a consensus study to recommend improvements to the processes used to correct errors in scientific articles.
Lancaster County Community FoundationLancaster, PACharity · may take applications
140 matching grants · $9.5M · through 2024Largest: $153,988 to LNP MEDIA GROUP INC — donor recommended grants from donor advised fund for technology support, investigative journalism, and making journalism more accessible
Community Foundation of North TexasFort Worth, TXCharity · may take applications
50 matching grants · $1.0M · through 2024Largest: $25,000 to CRISTO REY FORT WORTH HIGH SCHOOL — for the corporate work study program. grant recommended by gail rawl and kim darden
Largest: $551,403 to EMORY UNIVERSITY — to explore the pros and cons of computational simulation in clinical trials, using ai/ml methods to produce simulated controls at either the aggregate or the individual level, to m…
Largest: $50,000 to MAYO CLINIC — director recommended - general operating support
Animal Charity EvaluatorsCovina, CACharity · may take applications
30 matching grants · $5.1M · through 2024Largest: $404,808 to THE HUMANE LEAGUE — recommended charity;support mission
Koret FoundationSan Francisco, CA
34 matching grants · $1.2M · through 2024Largest: $150,000 to PEF ISRAEL ENDOWMENT FUNDS INC — recommended for ein prat for lev echad's statewide emergency volunteer services system (amutah no. 58-0374643)
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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 →