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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 “seat”
Where the money went
Agenda for ChildrenNew Orleans, LACharity · may take applications
181 matching grants · $62.1M · through 2023Largest: $2.5M to THE PRESCHOOL LEARNING CENTER INC — seats for early care and education to children
Largest: $222,845 to BROOKE ARMY MEDICAL CENTER — seats for soldiers
City FundBeaverton, ORCharity · may take applications
17 matching grants · $57.6M · through 2024Largest: $6.0M to FORT WORTH EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP INC — to advance ft. worth education partnerships goal to add 50,000 quality seats by 2035 with support for nonprofit seat growth, comms and advocacy capacity, expanded voter mobilizatio…
Largest: $29,388 to MCLEOD HEALTH FOUNDATION — committed to increasing awareness and safe practices that promote car safety for young children, mcleod health will distribute car and booster seats and instructional materials to …
The Whas Crusade for ChildrenLouisville, KYCharity · may take applications
21 matching grants · $622,750 · through 2023Largest: $90,000 to BAPTIST HEALTHCARE - FLOYD MEMORIAL — $90,000.00 for any item on grant list - panda ires warmer, mama seating system, natus, fnl, neoblue, np blanket clamp assembly, stryker cub crib set, and novum neonatal crib (not t…
Largest: $2,450 to Christ Our Savior Lutheran Church — money for church to use for families in need to buy diapers wipes formula cribs and car seats.
The Reinvestment FundPhiladelphia, PACharity · may take applications
18 matching grants · $285,983 · through 2024Largest: $78,400 to DC POWER ASSOCIATES LLC — to increase equity and expand high-quality early childhood education seats
New Schools for New OrleansNew Orleans, LACharity · may take applications
9 matching grants · $4.2M · through 2023Largest: $1.8M to COLLEGIATE ACADEMIES — $12,000 instructional quality initiative; $13,752 aspen chalenge; $798,686 tsl; $1,000,000 seat create
Largest: $5.0M to Charter Fund Inc DBA Charter School Growth Fund — to seed the launch or expansion of up to 120 new or emerging charter management organizations to open a total of 50,000 new charter seats nationally.
Largest: $2,835 to PHILLIPS SCHOOL DISTRICT — seating options, classroom library, flexible learning items, flexible seating, books
Largest: $17,500 to CITY AND COUNTY OF DENVER — child passenger safety seats
Fuel OkcOklahoma City, OKCharity · may take applications
5 matching grants · $2.1M · through 2024Largest: $700,000 to SANTA FE SOUTH SCHOOLS INC — to support the expansion of quality seats.
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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 →