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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 “retardation”
Where the money went
United Way of Morgan CountyDecatur, ALCharity · may take applications
31 matching grants · $1.1M · through 2024Largest: $88,859 to MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION — support retardation
Largest: $100,000 to DALLAS COUNTY MENTAL HEALTH & MENTAL RETARDATION CENTER — general operating support
Largest: $100,000 to Mental Health Mental Retardation Center Austin-Travis County — build apartment community in travis county for people facing chronic homelessness
United Way of Metropolitan DallasDallas, TXCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $2.0M · through 2024Largest: $608,444 to DALLAS COUNTY MENTAL HEALTH & MENTAL RETARDATION CENTER DBA METROCARE SERVI — program ops cost
Largest: $145,980 to HOPE FOUNDATION FOR RETARDED CHILDREN — unrestricted general
Largest: $3.6M to Society to Aid Retarded Foundation — to aid in the mission of the exempt organization.
John E Morris Testamentary TrustJackson, MSCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $245,378 · through 2025Largest: $65,594 to THE GREATER PINEBELT COMMUNITY FOUNDATION — provide financial support to programs, services and activities that enrich and increase the comfort, enjoyment and quality of life of those residents of hattiesburg, forrest county…
Lighthouse Guild InternationalNew York, NYCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $8.5M · through 2024Largest: $3.3M to JGB MENTAL HEALTH AND MENTAL RETARDATION SERVICES — behavioral health - to support the operations of the behavioral health program which consists of a psychiatric clinic which provides treatment of behavioral disorders to people who…
Communities Foundation of TexasDallas, TXCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $2.7M · through 2024Largest: $2.6M to DALLAS COUNTY MENTAL HEALTH & MENTAL RETARDATION CENTER — this grant is designated for general support.
Largest: $15,000 to GULF BEND MENTAL HEALTH MENTAL RETARDATION CENTER — operational support
Largest: $1.1M to THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY — for research demonstrating the efficacy of long-term retardants in conducting prescribed burns and establishing best-practice guidelines for their use in improving wildfire managem…
Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South TexasSan Antonio, TXCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $802,513 · through 2024Largest: $364,527 to Gulf Bend Mental Health Mental Retardation Center — integrated healthcare program
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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 →