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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 “room”
Where the money went
Largest: $7,000 to Nicole Renner — for college education expenses: tuition, room, or board
The Gallagher FoundationSt Louis Park, MN
160 matching grants · $1.8M · through 2024Largest: $17,941 to LUIS EDUARDO GONZALEZ PEREZ — college scholarship - cost of education; room & board/travel exp
Largest: $20,000 to Careth Noll — panera dream scholarship donated various scholarships to eligible applicants to be used for tuition, room and board, books, or fees.
Largest: $2,500 to Caydence Cisneros — tuition books class supplies room & board
Largest: $15,357 to ERICK GUO — room and board
Largest: $12,500 to KONSTANTINOS ZISIMOS — scholarships are given to students to give them the opportunity to attend a medical school located in greece. the scholarship funds are to be used by the scholarship recipient at s…
QueenscareLos Angeles, CACharity · may take applications
42 matching grants · $8.2M · through 2024Largest: $1.2M to Good Samaritan Hospital — to fund emergency room services provided to uninsured patients residing in los angeles, and vehicle purchased to transport patients to/from residence and hospitals/doctors' offices…
Largest: $10,000 to ABRAHAM GREENLAW — scholarship paid to the liberty university for abraham greenlaw to attend school. the scholarship is intended to assist with his education, including tuition, books, room and board…
Largest: $71,599 to ABHI PATEL — to pay tuition, room and board at harvard university
Largest: $79,310 to Digital Promise Global — class room aids and technology
Largest: $15,800 to GOODE HANNAH M — room and board
Largest: $161,314 to SHANI LEGORE — medical school tuition, room and board.
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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 →