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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 “retiree”
Where the money went
The Chicago Community TrustChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
41 matching grants · $38.4M · through 2022Largest: $11,000 to De La Salle Institute — matching the contribution of bernadette johnson, pgl retiree, matching the contribution of vito johnson, pgl employee, matching the contribution of michael o'connell, pgl retiree, …
Largest: $8,842 to BONNIE ROBERTS — needy retiree grant
Uniformed Sanitationmen'S Association Administrative FundNew York, NYCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $34.2M · through 2024Largest: $9.4M to USA RETIREES' WELFARE FUND — to fund benefits
Bicentennial Volunteers IncorporatedKnoxville, TNCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $863,515 · through 2024Largest: $290,529 to TVA RETIREES ASSOCIATION (TVARA) — provide funding to support various projects.
Cwa Local 1180 Administrative FundNew York, NYCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $29.1M · through 2024Largest: $11.3M to CWA L1180 Retirees Benefit Fd — to fund benefits for a related fund
Largest: $10,000 to ARMY EMERGENCY RELIEF — to provide emergency financial assistance to u.s. army soldiers (both active duty and retirees)
Largest: $21,850 to WA State School Retirees Foundation — the organization's
Largest: $179,678 to INDIVIDUAL ASSISTANCE-RECURRING MON — retirees monthly assistance
Sonoma County Association of Retired EmployeesSanta Rosa, CACharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $18,300 · through 2025Largest: $6,300 to Sonoma State University — to provide 3 scholarships to students who are children or grandchildren of sonoma county retirees or employees. they must meet established criteria.
Largest: $100,000 to PENSION RIGHTS CENTER — a three-year grant for continued general operating support to ensure the protection of pension benefits and reform of the pension system for older workers and retirees.
International Brotherhood of ElectricalBrooklyn Park, MNCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $124,000 · through 2025Largest: $48,000 to IBEW LOCAL 292 RETIREE'S CLUB — event donations
Roy Hlaird Memorial HospitalKilgore, TXCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $124,595 · through 2024Largest: $66,031 to CITY OF KILGORE — retiree benefits
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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 →