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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 “retired”
Where the money went
California Retirement Management AccountArcadia, CACharity · may take applications
43 matching grants · $1.3M · through 2024Largest: $167,000 to UNITED PEGASUS FOUNDATION — support the retirement and rehab of thoroughbreds
Largest: $5,700 to E KIMES — to assist retired employees
Catholic Community FoundationSt Paul, MNCharity · may take applications
23 matching grants · $7.0M · through 2024Largest: $470,861 to ARCHDIOCESE OF SAINT PAUL & MINNEAPOLIS — medical expenses of retired priests from africa, respect life office, leo byrne residence, capital improv, general oper, program supp, retired priests
Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance FoundationLexington, KYCharity · may take applications
30 matching grants · $1.4M · through 2024Largest: $175,000 to Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation Inc — thoroughbred aftercare
Largest: $45,000 to NOVO — missionary retirement support
AarpWashington, DCCharity · may take applications
23 matching grants · $986,736 · through 2024Largest: $7,500 to South Dakota Retired School Personnel — support for various events concerning voter engagement, brain health, retirement and healthy living
Largest: $2,000 to SHARON WRIGHT — suplemental support for ministers and retired ministers-retired
National Public Pension CoalitionWashington, DCCharity · may take applications
19 matching grants · $429,706 · through 2024Largest: $17,000 to Colorado Coalition for Retirement — promote understanding of retirement sec
Santafe Senior Living FoundationGainesville, FLCharity · may take applications
9 matching grants · $4.4M · through 2024Largest: $2.6M to EAST RIDGE RETIREMENT VILLAGE INC — santafe senior living foundation, inc. provided financial assistance in the amount of $2,580,704 to support and further the mission and tax exempt purposes of east ridge retirement…
Westminster Retirement CommunitiesOrlando, FLCharity · may take applications
12 matching grants · $17.6M · through 2024Largest: $9.8M to PRESBYTERIAN RETIREMENT COMMUNITIES — benevolent assistanc
Archdiocese of Milwaukee Catholic CommunMilwaukee, WICharity · may take applications
13 matching grants · $566,538 · through 2024Largest: $80,720 to SCHOOL SISTERS OF NOTRE DAME — health care costs of retired sisters & general support
The American Anti-Vivisection SocietyJenkintown, PACharity · may take applications
10 matching grants · $513,832 · through 2025Largest: $82,816 to SAVE THE CHIMPS — build it! grant for expansion costs in order to bring more chimpanzees retiring from a private laboratory
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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 →