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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 “shielded”
Where the money went
Largest: $126,000 to BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF MA FDN FOR EXP — 79831 supporting the health coverage fellowship in providing journalists with the skills and contacts they need to cover critical health issues, 2022-2023
Largest: $16,800 to Blue Cross Blue Shield of MA Foundation — 2023 health coverage fellowship
Largest: $15,000 to SMOKING SHIELDS FLORIDA — to support smoking shields efforts and to provide financial assistance to law enforcement officers and military personnel in a time of need.
Windsong TrustManhattan Beach, CA
4 matching grants · $480,000 · through 2024Largest: $120,000 to THE SALVATION ARMY LOS ANGELES RED SHIELD — educational program support at the los angeles red shield youth and community center
Largest: $100,000 to Salvation Army - California South Division — red shield center
Largest: $38,781 to ALAINA SHIELDS — scholarship grants for undergraduate study
Core MissionsMcDonough, GACharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $70,554 · through 2025Largest: $22,818 to SUN & SHIELD BAPTIST CHURCH — financial support for pastors in mexico
Largest: $383,686 to FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY — magnifying conservation impact and biodiversity understanding in the guiana shield
Northern California IndianEureka, CACharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $489,341 · through 2024Largest: $181,292 to Walking Shield Inc — economic development
Servant FoundationOverland Park, KSCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $79,250 · through 2023Largest: $50,000 to SHIELD RANCH FOUNDATION — community development
Communities Foundation of TexasDallas, TXCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $882,425 · through 2023Largest: $443,000 to OPERATION BLUE SHIELD INC — this grant is designated for general support.
Austin Community FoundationAustin, TXCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $714,125 · through 2023Largest: $676,125 to SHIELD RANCH FOUNDATION — tres grace foundation abiding campaign donation
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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 →