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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 “site”
Where the money went
First Children'S FinanceMinneapolis, MNCharity · may take applications
535 matching grants · $6.7M · through 2022Largest: $54,610 to CREATIVE KIDS ACADEMY — to address facility improvements and related equipment needs for child care sites.
John D and Catherine T MacArthur Foundation (Consolidated)Chicago, IL
119 matching grants · $53.7M · through 2024Largest: $19,800 to SITE SANTA FE — to support community-engaged programming for the site sante fe exhibition of macarthur fellow teresita fernandez (2005) and robert smithson. other participating fellows include rav…
Largest: $185,000 to Think of Us — support fwsg finance analysis in sites and across sites systems & soul implementation support
Largest: $153,000 to COLORADO U OF DENVER — 77429 studying how different finance and service-delivery mechanisms impact implementation and outcomes in nurse family partnership sites across the country
Largest: $480,500 to WEILL MEDICAL COLLEGE OF CORNELL — multi-site validation study of eye tracking-based measure of autism symptom severity
The Multiple Myeloma ResearchNorwalk, CTCharity · may take applications
47 matching grants · $15.6M · through 2024Largest: $2.8M to DANA FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE — site investment grant, immunotherapy, prevention
United Way of New York CityNew York, NYCharity · may take applications
41 matching grants · $5.5M · through 2024Largest: $2.2M to SOMOS HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS INC — connect2care -uwnyc recently established connect2care, a health partnership with five community-based organizations across nyc. aiming to enhance these organizations capacity for h…
Ash RegistryWashington, DCCharity · may take applications
34 matching grants · $2.8M · through 2024Largest: $164,218 to JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY CTR — site coordinator/investigator
Largest: $200,000 to FRIENDS OF BELMONT BEACH INC — to support friends of belmont beachs site research and historic interpretation, historic site designation, organizational planning, and board development
Area Agency On Aging of Western ArkansasFort Smith, ARCharity · may take applications
32 matching grants · $9.4M · through 2024Largest: $980,200 to SEBASTIAN RETIRED CITIZENS ASSOCIATION INC — to provide on-site and home delivered meals services to the elderly.
The Chicago Community TrustChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
31 matching grants · $3.0M · through 2022Largest: $168,546 to University of Connecticut Foundation Incorporated — marcel and quinta cattell kessel family memorial site fund (30467). contribution to stamps scholars.
Lansing Economic Area PartnershipLansing, MICharity · may take applications
26 matching grants · $3.6M · through 2024Largest: $1.0M to M-100 FARM LLC — medc-build ready site
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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 →