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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 “shool”
Where the money went
Largest: $5,500 to DOLORES MISSION SHOOL — teacher training
Jobs for Kentucky'S GraduatesLexington, KYCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $160,000 · through 2024Largest: $80,000 to BARBOURVILLE INDEPENDENT SHOOLS — program delivery
George M Eisenberg FoundationArlington Heights, IL
2 matching grants · $79,050 · through 2023Largest: $39,913 to LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO FOR STRITCH SHOOL OF MEDICINE — social assistance
Citizens for Safe SchoolsKlamath Falls, ORCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $50,000 · through 2023Largest: $27,674 to KLAMATH WORKS — youth development oregon reengagement funds used for funding life skill classes taught in shools, and any costs associated with those classes.
Largest: $10,000 to BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA — school year exploring program for akron public shool middle schoolers
Largest: $16,012 to OTHER LOCAL SHOOLS AND ORGANIZATION — various grants of $500 or less were given to local events, organizations and schools to promote leadership opportunites in district 4 a1.
Largest: $10,000 to EDU-GIRLS — program assistance - malik girls shool, kohat, pakistan
Vermont Law SchoolSouth Royalton, VTCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $92,989 · through 2021Largest: $92,989 to Mitchell Hamline School of Law — assist the law shool with legal research and drafting of the report on a national food policy.
Largest: $5,500 to MASON CITY SHOOL DISTRICT — transporation cost, materials
School District 12 Education FoundationThornton, COCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $476,745 · through 2022Largest: $476,745 to ADAMS 12 FIVE STAR SCHOOLS — support shool district
United Way of Greater Milwaukee &Milwaukee, WICharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $138,000 · through 2023Largest: $138,000 to SCHOOL DISTRICT OF WAUKESHA — implementation grant,parntership shools
Largest: $150,000 to SPEROS PROJECTS VSI NON PROFIT ORG — support for shools
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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 →