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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 “referr”
Where the money went
American Parkinson Disease AssocStaten Island, NYCharity · may take applications
77 matching grants · $5.0M · through 2025Largest: $293,750 to UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM — research grant - $93,750, medical research-advanced centers - $125,000 & information and referral - $75,000,
2-1-1 New YorkLatham, NYCharity · may take applications
24 matching grants · $6.0M · through 2024Largest: $605,847 to UNITED WAY OF THE WESTCHESTER AND PUTNAM — to lead and oversee the development and operation of a state-wide, free, health and human services information and referral system, accessible through the 2-1-1 dialing code.
Seattle FoundationSeattle, WACharity · may take applications
25 matching grants · $765,500 · through 2024Largest: $40,000 to ASIAN COUNSELING AND REFERRAL SERVICE — to support asian counseling and referral service
Martin Pitt Partnership for ChildrenGreenville, NCCharity · may take applications
24 matching grants · $1.5M · through 2024Largest: $173,500 to Pitt County Health Department — child care resource and referral
Early YearsChapel Hill, NCCharity · may take applications
18 matching grants · $6.6M · through 2024Largest: $468,129 to MARTIN-PITT PFC — child care resources and referral sevices
Chatham County Partnership for ChildrenPittsboro, NCCharity · may take applications
16 matching grants · $374,827 · through 2024Largest: $28,173 to HARNETT CHILD CARE RESOURCE & REFERRAL — child care resource and referral
Neighborhood Legal ServicesGlendale, CACharity · may take applications
18 matching grants · $1.2M · through 2022Largest: $135,000 to Asian Resources Inc — subcontractor to the california community foundation (ccf) grant for the implementation of the los angeles linking immigrants and individuals to benefits, resources and education c…
Iredell County PartnershipStatesville, NCCharity · may take applications
16 matching grants · $274,157 · through 2024Largest: $22,823 to CHILD CARE CONNECTIONS OF BURKE COUNTY INC — dcd childcare resource & referral
Largest: $425,000 to JEWISH COMMUNITY SERVICES OF HAWAII — to support the expansion of this organizations services including basic needs assistance, counseling and in-home care referrals, and crisis intervention resources to a larger regio…
Kaiser Foundation HospitalsOakland, CACharity · may take applications
13 matching grants · $1.3M · through 2024Largest: $450,000 to Information And Referral Federation of LA County — social connections partnership of la county
Illinois Equal Justice FoundationChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
7 matching grants · $3.9M · through 2024Largest: $1.0M to COORDINATED ADVICE & REFERRAL PROGRAM FOR LEGAL SERVICES — to provide coordinated legal information, advice and referrals to low-income people in cook county and to veterans and people impacted by the criminalization of cannabis statewide.…
Largest: $45,000 to Asian Couns & Referral Svc — 74987 supporting the asian counseling and referral
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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 →