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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.
4 funders with a record of paying for “saleries”
Where the money went
Largest: $75,500 to CROSSROADS SCHOOL — teacher saleries
Las Gralarias FoundationNorth Olmsted, OH
2 matching grants · $34,010 · through 2024Largest: $20,010 to Reserva Las Gralarias — support of salery for one staff member
Alabama Partnership for ChildrenMontgomery, ALCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $10,500 · through 2022Largest: $10,500 to THERESA SALERY HOME DAY CARE — to assist in attracting and retaining a qualified and skilled workforce
Washington Union Educational FoundationSalinas, CACharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $154,567 · through 2023Largest: $154,567 to WASHINGTON UNION SD — art & music teachers saleries as well as equipment
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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 →