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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 “rice”
Where the money went
Colombia Rice Export QuotaWashington, DCCharity · may take applications
23 matching grants · $9.6M · through 2024Largest: $1.8M to ARKANSAS RICE RESEARCH AND PROMOTION BOARD — to fund research and promotion projects for the benefit of the rice industry of the united states.
Largest: $108,934 to WILLIAM MARSH RICE UNIVERSITY — research and learning opportunities; washington state education and human service needs
Largest: $12.5M to RICE UNIVERSITY — enhancement and expansion of the kinder institute for urban research
Largest: $500,000 to William Marsh Rice University — program support for houston education research consortium to support research-practice partnerships between rice university and houston area school districts
Largest: $12,000 to WILLIAM MARSH RICE UNIVERSITY — to support a workshop, organized by the extreme quantum materials alliance at rice university and held october 7-9, 2024, focusing on various aspects of the phenomenon of quantum e…
Largest: $1,000 to William Marsh Rice University — matching gift-undergraduate scholarships / the rice investment
USA Rice CouncilArlington, VACharity · may take applications
12 matching grants · $1.3M · through 2024Largest: $103,000 to Arkansas Rice Council — arkansas rice promotion support
Largest: $118,000 to William Marsh Rice University - McNair Scholars — ongoing commitment to mcnair scholars program fund.
Largest: $660,000 to WILLIAM MARSH RICE UNIVERSITY — rice360 newborn essential solutions and technologies (nest360) initiative
Largest: $63,500 to RICE UNIVERSITY — 2024 friend of fondren; moody center for the arts; boniuk institute; evening for rice's honour; friends of fondren dinner; kinder institute luncheon
Largest: $300,000 to William Marsh Rice University - Texas Policy Lab — early childhood development and education: data, research, and policy initiatives
Largest: $5,000 to RICE MEDICAL CENTER EMPLOYEE VOLUNT — rice medical center employee volunteer education buliding honoring steve balas for his vision, leadership and commitment to the health and well-beling of the community.
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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 →