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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 “riley”
Where the money went
Largest: $10,000 to RILEY KRENKE — university of wisconsin - oshkosh college scholarship
Greater Manhattan Community FoundationManhattan, KSCharity · may take applications
13 matching grants · $138,864 · through 2024Largest: $26,000 to RILEY COUNTY FIREFIGHTERS ASSOCIATION — public services
Largest: $35,000 to UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA IRVINE FOUNDATION — fab camp scholarship fund for middle schoolers under the direction of leyla riley
Lilly EndowmentIndianapolis, IN
8 matching grants · $4.9M · through 2025Largest: $1.1M to JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY MEMORIAL ASSOC — employee matching gift(s)
C K Blandin FoundationGrand Rapids, MN
9 matching grants · $22,750 · through 2024Largest: $3,050 to ROCKENSOCK RILEY — scholarship - minnesota state univ- moorhead
Largest: $35,837 to University of California-Merced — scholarships for brissa gomez (1,137), esmeralda de anda enriquez (5,000), fatima calderon gramajo (7,200), jesus enriquez (2,500), manjot singh (5,000), riley whitmer (5,000), roc…
Largest: $6,500 to RILEY JOHNSTON — academic scholarship
Largest: $44,609 to RILEY HARRIS — long-term future scholarship program - educational scholarship
Largest: $15,000 to Riley J Becker — scholarship grant
Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy FundNew York, NYCharity · may take applications
5 matching grants · $2.2M · through 2024Largest: $1.5M to RILEYS WAY FOUNDATION INC — community & human services
Largest: $5,000 to RILEY J GILGE — educational scholarship
Indiana WishIndianapolis, INCharity · may take applications
5 matching grants · $620,000 · through 2025Largest: $150,000 to JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY MEMORIAL ASSOCIATION — general support of programming
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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 →

