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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 “series”
Where the money went
Largest: $400,146 to THE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY — core support for the accountability research center to implement a series of learning exchanges on reimaging democracy
John D and Catherine T MacArthur Foundation (Consolidated)Chicago, IL
56 matching grants · $4.2M · through 2024Largest: $300,000 to Urban Institute — to produce a series of case studies documenting the experience of jurisdictions participating in the safety and justice challenge during its first five years
Largest: $385,000 to UNIVERSITY OF YORK — to support the centre for applied human rights to manage a fellowship for human rights defenders at-risk and to develop its knowledge exchange related to human rights defenders thr…
Largest: $210,000 to WILLIAM JEWELL COLLEGE HARRIMAN-JEWELL SERIES — 2023-2024 season of great performances
The Chicago Community TrustChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
41 matching grants · $14.6M · through 2023Largest: $51,500 to Francis W Parker School — general operating support, support for dei endowment and speaker series, support for parker party financial assistance program, annual support, parker fund, support for dei speaker…
Largest: $250,000 to Georgetown University — to support futureed, an independent think tank at georgetown university's mccourt school of public policy, to research, write, and publish a series of essays that will examine how …
Largest: $20,000 to CALLIOPE HOUSE INC — to support calliopes 2024-25 presenting season which includes a mainstage series at the original pittsburgh winery and a series at the roots cellar in the marshall mansion
Largest: $160,469 to CHANCELLOR MASTERS AND SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSIT — to support the action for restitution to africa program organized by the pitt rivers museum and several co-pis, which, through a series of workshops, research, and education, aims …
AarpWashington, DCCharity · may take applications
31 matching grants · $684,600 · through 2024Largest: $85,000 to Skinner Leadership Institute Inc — sponsorship of the masters series for distinguished leaders and for distinguished clergy programs
The Boys and Girls ClubsBaltimore, MDCharity · may take applications
25 matching grants · $6.9M · through 2023Largest: $543,000 to BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF HARFORD & CECIL COUNTIES — the boys & girls clubs of metropolitan baltimore's project bounce back program will help maryland's youth recover from the devastating impacts of the covid-19 pandemic. the program…
Largest: $227,800 to BROOKINGS INSTITUTION — to inform housing reform efforts by convening a series of workshops with state-level housing policymakers, researchers, and other key stakeholders, and developing issue briefs arou…
Largest: $246,125 to Regents of the University of California — to develop a series of white papers that investigates potential investments in data and technology to advance diagnostic excellence.
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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 →