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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 “restrict”
Community Foundation for Greater BuffaloBuffalo, NYCharity · may take applications
1075 matching grants · $69.2M · through 2024Largest: $85,130 to CANISIUS COLLEGE — unrestricted use; for the eileen & rupert warren scholarship fund; women's business center at canisius college-evans bank's work with the wbc in 2022-23; richard j. wehle schools o…
Largest: $17,100 to JARED PELT BY ARIANA ROBY — unrestricted and restricted contribution
United Way of San Antonio and BexarSan Antonio, TXCharity · may take applications
547 matching grants · $123.9M · through 2024Largest: $4.1M to SAN ANTONIO FOOD BANK — restricted to specific program
Largest: $425,000 to INSTITUTE FOR HUMANE STUDIES — $285k unrestr., $40k restricted-se summer seminar, $100k restricted - pope carolina fund
Dalio Family FundWestport, CTCharity · may take applications
279 matching grants · $134.6M · through 2024Largest: $2.0M to PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE — restricted to the henry a. kissinger statecraft and world order research fund
Jewish Federation of GreaterPhiladelphia, PACharity · may take applications
314 matching grants · $46.5M · through 2023Largest: $11.4M to JEWISH FEDERATIONS OF NORTH AMERICA — endowments, donor advised funds (dafs), restricted gifts, and strategy and impact
Largest: $135,000 to SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENTREPRENEURS — funds are donated without restriction on usage
Delaware Community FoundationWilmington, DECharity · may take applications
203 matching grants · $23.9M · through 2024Largest: $1.4M to UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE — 4-h stem education; athletic fund; edward j bennett lacrosse scholarship fund; eliason education and greening fund for early learning center - outside library; football excellence …
Largest: $112,000 to UNITED WAY OF GREATER ST LOUIS — not restricted
United Way of Champaign CountySavoy, ILCharity · may take applications
201 matching grants · $9.5M · through 2024Largest: $246,203 to DON MOYER BOYS & GIRLS CLUB — undesignated and program restricted funds to further organization's exempt purpose
Largest: $250,000 to BROAD INSTITUTE INC — restricted to support genomics and health data for bipolar patient stratification research
Innovia FoundationSpokane, WACharity · may take applications
170 matching grants · $4.0M · through 2024Largest: $98,082 to YMCA of the Inland Northwest — restricted for camp reed fairchild youth scholarships aug. 2024
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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 →