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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 “safer”
Where the money went
Largest: $30,000 to MONTANA HIGHWAY PATROL — safer start montana
Association of Maternal and Child HealthWashington, DCCharity · may take applications
27 matching grants · $666,117 · through 2023Largest: $60,000 to CAMDEN COALITION OF HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS — contract to complete activities on programmatic sustainability as part of safer childbirth cities sustainability grant program
Largest: $100,000 to GLOBAL IMPACT — support the fund for a safer future to invest in advocacy, research and organizing for effective violence prevention
Environmental Defense Fund IncorporatedNew York, NYCharity · may take applications
18 matching grants · $547,611 · through 2022Largest: $59,595 to Center for Civic Policy — methane : us methane : us methane advocacy climate resilient fisheries & oceans : fsc : capac us climate & health : one breath partnership us advocacy & political engagement : camp…
The Chicago Community TrustChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
13 matching grants · $1.3M · through 2023Largest: $400,000 to New Venture Fund — fund for a safer future, project unloaded (for urban gun violence research). to support the collective action fund for accountability, resilience, and adaptation.
Largest: $35,000 to BLUEGREEN ALLIANCE FOUNDATION — scaling up the use of alternative assessment and safer chemical frameworks to limit the production and use of hazardous substances, grow the market for safer materials and promote …
Largest: $40,000 to SAFER FOUNDATION — for the safer demand skills collaborative
Largest: $570,000 to SAFER FOUNDATION — supporting women in the criminal justice system
Trenton Health TeamTrenton, NJCharity · may take applications
7 matching grants · $279,110 · through 2024Largest: $54,273 to CHILDREN'S HOME SOCIETY OF NEW JERSEY — safer childbirth cities
Prevent Child Abuse AmericaChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
7 matching grants · $269,000 · through 2024Largest: $50,000 to FAMILIES FORWARDPREVENT CHILD ABUSE VIRGINIA — to use the thriving families safer children frc project will be implemented utilizing the existing intervention programs as they focus on creating networks of community-based servi…
Largest: $1.0M to SAFE Alliance — strengthening continuum of services for a safer austin community
Largest: $400,000 to GENDERS AND SEXUALITIES ALLIANCE NETWORK — general operating support: to support a next-generation lgbtq racial and gender justice organization that empowers and trains queer, transgender and allied youth leaders to advocat…
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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 →