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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 “sholarships”
Where the money went
Free and Accepted Masons Vesper LodgeRed Bluff, CACharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $125,450 · through 2025Largest: $46,600 to School Sholarships — scholrships to indl's $1000 or less
Largest: $5,000 to New York University School of Medicine — endowed sholarship for the needy
Largest: $38,500 to KARL A SPAHLINGER SCHOLARSHIP FUND — college sholarship funds
Largest: $3,083 to HORACE GREELEY SHOLARSHIP FUND — unrestricted support of organizations exempt purpose
Largest: $3,400 to FREETOWN-LAKEVILLE — sholarship award
Ascendium Education SolutionsMadison, WICharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $205,500 · through 2022Largest: $205,500 to ASIAN & PACIFIC ISLANDER AMERICAN SHOLARSHIP FUND — grant, native hawaiian and pacific islander research capacity building initiative
Largest: $5,000 to SENECA ST UNITED METHODIST CHRUCH — to support sholarship fund and wish list
Henry E Haller Jr FoundationFort Lauderdale, FL
1 matching grant · $250,000 · through 2022Largest: $250,000 to PURDUE UNIVERSITY — boyce sholarship
Largest: $75,000 to CALVIN COOLIDGE PRESIDENTIAL FUND — restricted - $75,000 sholarships
Largest: $25,500 to ACHIEVEMENT REWARDS FOR COLLEGE SCIENTISTS FOUNDATION (ARCS FOUNDATION) — fund raising and/or fund distribution; sholarships, student finanial aid and awards
Largest: $33,500 to BETHEL UNIVERITY FOUNDATION — sign/ sholarship/ van
Largest: $38,790 to UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO BOULDER — educational sholarship
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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 →