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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 “richard”
Where the money went
Largest: $5,000 to Jonah Lovejoy — richard h. pierce memorial scholarship
Largest: $5.5M to FIDELITY CHARITABLE DONOR ADVISED FUND — to further the memory of richard h holzer
Largest: $22,005 to RUTHERFORD COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION — richard siegel foundation grant
Largest: $35,000 to AMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE ISRAEL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA — richard ziman discretionary
Lilly EndowmentIndianapolis, IN
15 matching grants · $6.5M · through 2025Largest: $6.0M to ST RICHARDS EPISCOPAL SCHOOL INC — marion county k-12 education init
The Chicago Community TrustChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
14 matching grants · $23.2M · through 2023Largest: $6.1M to Northwestern University — general operating support, support of woman's board of northwestern university, minds matter benefit event (no tickets or tangible benefits), kellogg school of management annual fu…
Largest: $162,650 to Thomas College — scholarships continued - m macdonald, k mann, a marschall, b marsh, o mccorrison, k mcintyre, c micklon, p mitchell, j mooney, p morrison, e nadeau, k neville, m nichols, j nisby, …
Largest: $18,400 to TENLEY HUGHES — richard hornbeck memorial scholarshi
Largest: $15,000 to SULLIVAN RICHARD — fellowship stipend
Largest: $3,000 to RICHARD MARKINS — fire recovery assistance
John D and Catherine T MacArthur Foundation (Consolidated)Chicago, IL
6 matching grants · $7.9M · through 2022Largest: $2.6M to The Richard H Driehaus Foundation — in support of implementation of the macarthur fund for arts and culture at the richard h. driehaus foundation
Largest: $12,982 to RICHARD JEONG — educational scholarship
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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 →