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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 “revenue”
Where the money went
American Journalism ProjectWashington, DCCharity · may take applications
159 matching grants · $54.2M · through 2024Largest: $5.5M to FREE PRESS INDIANA — to grow and diversify revenue and to advance toward a sustainable model for local news.
Largest: $5.0M to THE PEOPLE'S FORUM — for charitable, religious, scientific, literary, or educational purposes, within the meaning of section 501(c)(3) of the internal revenue service code 1986.
Rising Tide Community Loan FundBethlehem, PACharity · may take applications
211 matching grants · $7.5M · through 2021Largest: $44,530 to COOPERSBURG DINER INC — reimburse eligible businesses for revenue losses experienced due to the covid-19 global pandemic.
Progressive Multiplier FundWashington, DCCharity · may take applications
105 matching grants · $3.1M · through 2024Largest: $21,400 to NEW PROGRESSIVE NETWORK INC DBA NEXT UP ACTION FUND — for support of independent revenue generation projectfor support of independent revenue generation project
Largest: $1.5M to NEWS REVENUE HUB INC — accelerate the news revenue hubs capacity by scaling its technical staff to enable product, analytics, and data benchmarking capabilities, and to provide free access to those produ…
Local Independent Online News PublishersWilmington, DECharity · may take applications
30 matching grants · $988,579 · through 2023Largest: $49,910 to NEWS REVENUE HUB — revenue share/direct cost reimbursement for inss event
Largest: $238,500 to DELBARTON SCHOOL — unrestricted general support grant intended to further the recipient organizations charitable and educational mission in alignment with its irs-recognized exempt purpose, and to su…
Largest: $11,000 to AMERICAN RAMALLAH FEDERATION EDUCATION FUND — the grant was made to further the recipient organizations charitable, religious, educational, and scientific purposes in accordance with section 501(c)(3) of the internal revenue c…
Largest: $20,000 to DANFORTH PLANT SCIENCE CENTER — general revenue
Center On Budget and Policy PrioritiesWashington, DCCharity · may take applications
23 matching grants · $2.4M · through 2024Largest: $400,000 to North Carolina Budget & Tax Center — proactive revenues project
Local Media AssociationLake City, MICharity · may take applications
28 matching grants · $1.4M · through 2022Largest: $76,666 to HOUSTON DEFENDER NEWSPAPER INC — reader revenue initiative
Largest: $135,000 to PROGRESSIVE MULTIPLIER FUND — to strengthen financial resilience of progressive nonprofits through revenue strategy and independent revenue projects
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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 →