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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 “responders”
Where the money went
Largest: $15,000 to Folds Of Honor Foundation — educational scholarships for spouses and children of fallen and disabled service members & first responders in oklahoma
Largest: $700,000 to HOPEWELL FUND — one time core support to over zero for research, training, tools and support for grassroots partners to prevent, reduce and respond to political violence
Gary Sinise FoundationFranklin, TNCharity · may take applications
110 matching grants · $7.5M · through 2024Largest: $5,500 to FIRST RESPONDER SUPPORT NETWORK INC — first responder retreat support
United Jewish Appeal-Federation ofNew York, NYCharity · may take applications
28 matching grants · $9.8M · through 2024Largest: $4.9M to PEF ISRAEL ENDOWMENT FUNDS INC — responding to crises
Mid-South Resource Conservation andMontgomery, ALCharity · may take applications
33 matching grants · $428,772 · through 2024Largest: $50,000 to MONTGOMERY WHITEWATER FOUNDATION — disaster/health or first responder project
Community Foundation of New JerseyMorristown, NJCharity · may take applications
30 matching grants · $763,532 · through 2024Largest: $217,005 to STEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION — veterans & first responders
Largest: $1.5M to COMMUNITY CATALYST — 79605 working with partners in select states to advance policies that respond to the needs of marketplace enrollees and that reduce out-of-pocket costs
Institute for Public Health InnovationWashington, DCCharity · may take applications
45 matching grants · $4.5M · through 2024Largest: $96,275 to RICHMOND CITY HEALTH DISTRICT — to support community health workers and provide public health services to respond to and recover from the covid-19 pandemic.
Largest: $3.0M to ROCKEFELLER PHILANTHROPY ADVISORS INC — to support the grantees fiscally sponsored program, climate emergency collaboration group, to coordinate a strong philanthropic collaboration, provide nimble strategic funding, and…
Largest: $12.6M to REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA — minnesota first responder aed project
Largest: $25,000 to SOUTHWEST FLORIDA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION — to respond to immediate, critical needs that arise in the community
Largest: $1.1M to THE TRUSTEES OF PRINCETON UNIVERSITY — to develop a research infrastructure that helps cities better understand and respond to waves of gun violence.
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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 →