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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 “scleroderma”
Where the money went
Largest: $347,850 to SCLERODERMA RESEARCH FOUNDATION — medical research for scleroderma
The San Francisco FoundationSan Francisco, CACharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $446,500 · through 2024Largest: $175,500 to SCLERODERMA RESEARCH FOUNDATION — for the spring 2024 research matching grant. for the conquer registry. for sponsorship of cool comedy hot cuisine.
Largest: $50,000 to JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY — the scleroderma center endowed fund
Largest: $50,000 to SCLERODERMA FOUNDATION OF SOUTHERN — to further the cause of the handicap from the affects of this disease.
Largest: $35,000 to THE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA FOUNDATIO — scleroderma center endowment fund
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis AssnArlington, VACharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $65,000 · through 2024Largest: $25,000 to RUTGERS HEALTH-RWJ SCLERODERMA PROGRAM — annual grant payment fy24 center of excellence/research
Largest: $510,500 to SCLERODERMA RESEARCH FOUNDATION — organization's general charitable purposes
Largest: $390,000 to UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCLERODERMA RESEARCH — provide funds to promote the work of the school
Largest: $20,000 to University of Michigan Scleroderma Biorepository FD — to help fund the recipients operating budget
Largest: $2,000 to SCLERODERMA FOUNDATION — support education and research
Largest: $10,000 to SCLERODERMA RESEARCH FOUNDATION — research project
Largest: $5,000 to SCLERODERMA RESEARCH FOUNDATION — medical research services
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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 →