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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 “reconnect”
Where the money went
Michigan College Access NetworkLansing, MICharity · may take applications
35 matching grants · $397,106 · through 2024Largest: $38,000 to OAKLAND COUNTY — lcan planning grant, reconnect expansion outreach grant
Largest: $707,740 to Inside Track Inc — support for nc reconnect effort
Conrad N Hilton FoundationWestlake Village, CA
7 matching grants · $2.6M · through 2024Largest: $100,000 to CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY NORTHRIDGE — for the reconnecting los angeles youth institute to conduct research on opportunity youth in antelope valley to understand opportunities and barriers to employment and re-engagemen…
Largest: $435,000 to AMERICAN RIVERS INC — to complete four projects reconnecting 29 miles of aquatic habitat in focal geographies and advance seven additional projects providing instream and floodplain connectivity
Largest: $102,873 to RECONNECT ROCHESTER INC — investing in community mobility to build strong neighborhoods / reconnect rochester strategic plan
Woravka Family Foundation for ChildrenHuntington Beach, CA
4 matching grants · $20,000 · through 2025Largest: $5,000 to HAMILTON HIGH ALUMNI ASSOCIATION — amount to be used to fund enhanced educational opportunities and experiences for current students, to support teachers and administrators in their effort to provide a quality educa…
Largest: $217,568 to Curators of the University of Missouri on Behalf of the University of Misso — countering the unintended consequences of school reforms: communally-bonded schools reconnecting black students, strengthening communities, and improving educational outcomes
Largest: $100,000 to DOWNTOWN DETROIT PARTNERSHIP INC — core support for its detroit homecoming project to reconnect expatriates to detroit and inspire them to engage in the citys equitable recovery
Largest: $50,000 to RECONNECT RONDO — this grant will serve as sponsorship for the reconnecting communities summit october 12-14, 2023, and allow for the registration of 15 attendees from key public, civic and communit…
National Fish and Wildlife FoundationWashington, DCCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $398,696 · through 2023Largest: $161,941 to BUFFALO NIAGARA WATERKEEPER — designing a buffalo creek floodplain reconnection
Largest: $30,000 to Wildlands Network — our mission is to reconnect, restore and rewild north america so that life-- in all its diversity-- can migrate.
Largest: $68,800 to PARTNERS WORLDWIDE — pw 2022 international summit: reconnecting and onboarding staff
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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 →