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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.
5 funders with a record of paying for “scholarshiips”
Where the money went
Largest: $2.6M to INNER-CITY SCHOLARSHIP FUND — support transitional scholarshiips to qualifying students enrolled in archdiocese schools
Christian Community FoundationColorado Springs, COCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $253,500 · through 2022Largest: $253,500 to REDLANDS CHRISTIAN SCHOOL — general support, scholarshiip fund support
Largest: $50,000 to SW FOUNDATION OF EDUC & RESEARCH — veteram scholarshiip fund
Rocks Family FoundationColorado Springs, CO
1 matching grant · $10,000 · through 2025Largest: $10,000 to The See The Future Fund — tools for life - scholarshiip
Largest: $1,000 to LBW COMMUNITY COLLEGE — support - scholarshiip
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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 →