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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 “scientific”
Where the money went
Association of Universities for ResearchWashington, DCCharity · may take applications
440 matching grants · $145.4M · through 2023Largest: $876,560 to EUREKA SCIENTIFIC INC — scientific research on data from hubble space telescope
Largest: $233,500 to UNITED JEWISH APPEAL FEDERATION — in order to make contributions for charitable, religious, educational or scientific purposes.
The Scripps Research InstituteLa Jolla, CACharity · may take applications
334 matching grants · $307.4M · through 2023Largest: $947,431 to SOCIAL & SCIENTIFIC SYSTEM — grants for scientific research
Rencourt FoundationKennett Square, PA
386 matching grants · $1.5M · through 2025Largest: $1,000 to ST PAUL'S METHODIST CHURCH — religious, charitable, scientific, literary or educationreligious, charitable, scientific, literary or education
Largest: $343,000 to HAGLEY MUSEUM — religious, charitable, scientific, literary and educational purposes
Largest: $50,000 to DOMINICAN UNIVERSITY — general charitable, religious, educational or scientific purpose of the donee organizationgeneral charitable, religious, educational or scientific purpose of the donee organization
Largest: $2,000 to KUTX — all contributions were made for the general, charitable, educational or scientific purpose of each organization.all contributions were made for the general, charitable, educational…
Largest: $266,000 to VOTER PARTICIPATION CENTER — general, religious, educational or scientific
Largest: $104,000 to BOSTON CHILDRENS MUSEUM — all contributions were made for the general, charitable, educational or scientific purpose of each organization.
Largest: $2.9M to COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY — support scientific reasearch
Largest: $67,000 to MERCY FOR ANIMALS (MATCHING CONTRIBUTION) — religious, charitable, scientific, literacy and educational
Woll-Yellin Family FoundationWest Bloomfield, MI
188 matching grants · $1.2M · through 2024Largest: $350,000 to ISSAC AGREE DOWNTOWN SYNAGOGUE — educ, scientific, literacy - charity
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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 →