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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 “sexuality”
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Illinois Coalition AgainstSpringfield, ILCharity · may take applications
97 matching grants · $83.5M · through 2024Largest: $1.3M to SEXUAL ASSAULT & FAMILY EMERGENCIES — services to victims of sexual assault
Florida Council Against Sexual ViolenceTallahassee, FLCharity · may take applications
109 matching grants · $30.0M · through 2024Largest: $368,585 to OFFICE OF THE STATE ATTORNEY 19TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT SEXUAL ASSAULT ASSISTAN — advocacy for victims of sexual violence
Largest: $1.0M to A LONG WALK HOME — core support for the courage award and fund to provide holistic and sustainable resources for black sexual assault survivors and for efforts to prevent sexual assault
Largest: $100,000 to SEXUAL REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH AND RIGHTS ALLIANCE UGANDA (SRHRA) LTD — accelerated actions and collaborations for transformation of sexual and reproductive health and rights space in uganda
Largest: $10,000 to Sexual Assault Services Organization — general operating support to provide services to victims of sexual assault as well as education and prevention programs aimed at increasing public awareness and safety.
Largest: $1.0M to CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY — to support an expansion of programs in ethnic studies -- including their intersections with gender and sexuality studies -- across university campuses and in collaboration with com…
Largest: $50,000 to JUST DETENTION INTERNATIONAL SOUTH AFRICA — support for promoting acceptance and safety of lgbtiq+ people in places of detention to protect them from sexual abuse and discrimination based on gender identity and sexual orient…
ValorusSacramento, CACharity · may take applications
41 matching grants · $865,430 · through 2023Largest: $27,381 to STANDING TOGETHER TO END SEXUAL — end sexual assault
Sexually Abused Children'S Relief EndeavOverland Park, KSCharity · may take applications
39 matching grants · $544,342 · through 2024Largest: $55,871 to CHILD PROTECTION CENTER INC — support for victim's of sexual abuse
Largest: $500,000 to NATIONAL CENTER ON SEXUAL EXPLOITATION — to defend human dignity and to advocate for a world free from sexual exploitation, objectification, and violence.
Largest: $25,000 to CENTER FOR COMMUNITY SOLUTIONS — promoting social justice to prevent sexual and relationship violence: to support programming promoting social justice awareness and community solutions regarding sexual assault and…
Largest: $4.4M to FAMILY PLANNING COUNCIL OF NE — sexual & reproductive health initiative
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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 →