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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 “reserch”
Where the money went
Gwen L Kosinski FoundationRiverhead, NYCharity · may take applications
8 matching grants · $200,000 · through 2025Largest: $25,000 to CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER — medical reserch
Largest: $250,000 to CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY — support reserch on dark proteome-mediated transcriptional control at single-molecule resolution
Largest: $30,000 to SAINT JUDE HOUSE — cancer for children reserch
Vermont Law SchoolSouth Royalton, VTCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $744,676 · through 2024Largest: $744,676 to University of Vermont — to be part of the cooperative agreemnt with doj to establish a center for restorative justice at vls - $238,999to lead a network of engaged researchers and foster innovation to fur…
Largest: $3,000 to ST JUDE CHILDREN RESERCH HOSPITAL — donation to support educational fund
Largest: $300,000 to SCRIPPS RESEARCH — supportin scripps reserch
Largest: $171,700 to MOROCCAN CENTER FOR EDUCATIONAL STUDIES & RESERCH (CMERE) — program assistance - educational/social services
Largest: $125,317 to HIGHLANDER RESERCH AND EDUCATION CENTER INC — program support
Largest: $12,500 to Massachusetts Inst of Technology — higher education institution reserch funds scholarships
Largest: $200,000 to BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MED — general purpose-genetic reserch
National Safety CouncilItasca, ILCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $115,140 · through 2023Largest: $115,140 to THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT SANTA BARBARA — purpose of grant of assistance: reserch and dashboard showing risks of e-bike injury and death
Largest: $100,000 to UW MEMORY & BRIAN WELLNESS — reserch, health and medicine
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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 →