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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 “serious”
Where the money went
Burton a Zipser and Sandra D ZipserFarmington Hills, MI
73 matching grants · $558,459 · through 2025Largest: $20,000 to DETROIT INSTITUTE OF ARTS (THE) — to support research, performance, preservation, and expansion of audience listening experiences of musical pieces, promotion and related activities in the areas of serious and conc…
Largest: $200,000 to DISABILITY ADVOCATES INC (DBA DISABILITY RIGHTS NEW YORK) — renewed support for a new york public interest law center working to combat discrimination against justice-involved people living with serious mental illness in new york city.
Stupski FoundationSan Francisco, CA
21 matching grants · $3.1M · through 2024Largest: $171,000 to Roots Community Health Center — to support the incorporation of a serious illness care lens into the organization's complex care programming so that people living with serious illnesses receive quality and cultur…
Kids & Clays FoundationMichigan City, INCharity · may take applications
26 matching grants · $501,257 · through 2024Largest: $104,117 to RMHC HOUSTON — to provide a "home-away-from-home" for families of seriously ill children
John D and Catherine T MacArthur Foundation (Consolidated)Chicago, IL
17 matching grants · $5.1M · through 2024Largest: $725,000 to Policy Research Inc — in support of technical assistance to local jurisdictions on reducing the over-incarceration of people with serious mental illness as part of the safety and justice challenge
Largest: $40,000 to MARTHA'S VINEYARD HOSPITAL — to assist individual/families when dealing with serious illness.
Largest: $300,000 to THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCO — to conduct research to improve the quality of clinical outcomes, serious adverse event information, and transparent listing of conflicts of interest throughout the clinical decisio…
The Stanley & JoyceBeverly Hills, CA
12 matching grants · $122,500 · through 2024Largest: $25,000 to GOD'S LOVE WE DELIVER — to support god's love we deliver improving the health and well-being of men, women and children living with hiv/aids, cancer and other serious illnesses by alleviating hunger and m…
Largest: $5.1M to CITY OF HOPE — city of hope is a world leader in the research and treatment of cancer, diabetes, and other serious diseases. we deliver scientific miracles that make lives whole again. compassion…
Largest: $506,040 to MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA FOUNDATION — to develop a comprehensive palliative care for serious illness pilot.
Kyle Petty Charity RideCharlotte, NCCharity · may take applications
6 matching grants · $3.4M · through 2025Largest: $760,000 to VICTORY JUNCTION GANG CAMP INC — to assist children inflicted with disease or injury and to promote community awareness of the needs of children with serious diseases, illness and injury.
Largest: $4.8M to SERIOUS FUN CHILDRENS NETWORK INC — camperships, thought leadership for advocacy, general operations & sfcn support
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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 →