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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 “sisterhood”
Where the money went
Conrad N Hilton FoundationWestlake Village, CA
12 matching grants · $6.5M · through 2024Largest: $800,000 to ASSOCIATION OF SISTERHOODS OF KENYA REGISTERED TRUSTEES — to expand the sister-led youth empowerment initiative in kenya and build the capacity of disadvantaged and vulnerable youth aged 15-25 to become self-sufficient
Largest: $50,000 to SISTERHOOD IS GLOBAL INSTITUTE (DONOR DIRECT ACTION) — gloria steinem equality fund
The Chicago Community TrustChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
10 matching grants · $250,250 · through 2023Largest: $90,000 to The Sisterhood is Global Institute Inc — general support for programs, operations and other charitable purposes
Ghr FoundationMinneapolis, MN
6 matching grants · $1.5M · through 2024Largest: $250,000 to ASSOCIATION OF SISTERHOODS OF KENYA — catholic care for children kenya
Largest: $250,000 to UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON FOUNDATION - SEATTLE — uw sisterhood initiative other
Largest: $125,000 to Reviving the Islamic Sisterhood for Empowerment — for general operating support
Minnesota Humanities CenterSt Paul, MNCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $301,935 · through 2023Largest: $102,284 to Reviving The Islamic Sisterhood For Empowerment — arts & cultural heritage grants
Women'S Foundation of MinnesotaMinneapolis, MNCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $50,750 · through 2024Largest: $10,000 to In Sisterhood We Brunch — fiscal sponsor of in sisterhood, we brunch; general operating support to advance work and mission as it aligns with the rest up awards
Saint Paul & Minnesota FoundationSt Paul, MNCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $105,250 · through 2024Largest: $55,000 to REVIVING THE ISLAMIC SISTERHOOD FOR EMPOWERMENT — multiple grants for multiple purposes
Propel NonprofitsMinneapolis, MNCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $101,949 · through 2024Largest: $45,981 to STRIVE SISTERHOOD — nonprofit infrastructure grant program
Largest: $38,000 to SISTERHOOD CONNECTION FOUNDATION — transitional housing
Largest: $18,000 to REVIVING THE ISLAMIC SISTERHOOD FOR EMPOWERMENT — general operating
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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 →