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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.

3 funders with a record of paying for “researchof”

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The Daniel E Ponton Foundation Inc → Town of Palm Beach United Way: $30K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Eshe Fund → Massachusetts General Hospitaldr Steere: $20K across 2 grants, latest 2023The M & P Fried Foundation → New York Hospital - Dev Office: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2022The Eshe Fund → Massachusetts General Hospitaldr Faustman: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2022The M & P Fried Foundation → Found for Prev of Eye Disease: $2K across 2 grants, latest 2023The Daniel E Ponton Foundation Inc: $30K on this topic. Open the funder.The Daniel E Ponton Foundatio…$30KThe Eshe Fund: $30K on this topic. Open the funder.The Eshe Fund$30KThe M & P Fried Foundation: $7K on this topic. Open the funder.The M & P Fried Foundation$7KTown of Palm Beach United Way: received $30K on this topicTown of Palm Beach United Way$30KMassachusetts General Hospitaldr Steere: received $20K on this topicMassachusetts General Hospitald…$20KMassachusetts General Hospitaldr Faustman: received $10K on this topicMassachusetts General Hospitald…$10KNew York Hospital - Dev Office: received $5K on this topicNew York Hospital - Dev Office$5KFound for Prev of Eye Disease: received $2K on this topicFound for Prev of Eye Disease$2K
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Source: IRS Form 990-PF Part XV and Form 990 Schedule I, tax years 20192025. 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 →