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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 “sitter”
Where the money went
Largest: $6,460 to West University Place — safe sitter program
Boston FoundationBoston, MACharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $50,000 · through 2024Largest: $25,000 to Sitters for Scholars — human services
Institute CapitalDurham, NCCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $50,000 · through 2022Largest: $25,000 to HEART TO HEART SITTER SERVICES LLC — disaster recovery
Largest: $10,000 to SITTERS FOR SCHOLARS — general operating support
The Lenny Zakim FundBoston, MACharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $20,000 · through 2024Largest: $12,500 to SITTERS FOR SCHOLARS — general operating support
Largest: $10,000 to SITTERS FOR SCHOLARS (AKA SITTERS WITHOUT BORDERS) — exempt purpose
The Bowlers To Veterans LinkFairfax, VACharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $25,600 · through 2024Largest: $25,600 to SITTER & BARFOOT VETS CARE CENTER — recreation therapy
The US Charitable Gift TrustBoston, MACharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $25,000 · through 2024Largest: $25,000 to Sitters for Scholars Inc — for recipient's exempt purpose
Medical Center of Central GeorgiaMacon, GACharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $15,000 · through 2024Largest: $15,000 to SITTER TREE LLC — expanding parents' access to nontraditional delivery (expand) gran
West Chop Community FundVineyard Haven, MACharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $10,000 · through 2024Largest: $10,000 to TISBURY AMBULANCE ASSOCIATION — purchase of materials for the safe sitter educational program
National Council for CommunityNew York, NYCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $10,000 · through 2022Largest: $10,000 to PET SITTERS CLUB INC — covid-19 assistance
Largest: $2,500 to PRECISION SITTER SERVICES — care donation for terminally ill
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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 →