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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 “sorrows”
Where the money went
Central Pennsylvania Scholarship FundTyrone, PACharity · may take applications
6 matching grants · $890,842 · through 2024Largest: $300,250 to MOTHER OF SORROWS SCHOOL — pennsylvania eitc scholarships
Largest: $60,000 to OUR LADY OF SORROWS CHURCH — support for our lady of sorrows operating mission
Daughters of Charity FoundationLos Angeles, CACharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $4.0M · through 2024Largest: $1.0M to Mother of Sorrows — operational subsidy
Largest: $46,000 to OUR LADY SORROWS — to provide support to exempt organization
Largest: $90,000 to OUR LADY OF SORROWS CHURCH — catholic education
Largest: $3,000 to Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church — unrestricted use byour lady of sorrows catholic church
The John G and Marie Stella KenedyCorpus Christi, TXCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $165,000 · through 2024Largest: $50,000 to Our Lady of Sorrows School — safety program
Largest: $48,000 to SISTERS OF OUR LADY OF SORROWS — to continue and further the charitable ministry of this catholic order of our lady of sorrows.
Ocf Joseph E Weston Public FoundationPortland, ORCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $71,400 · through 2024Largest: $25,000 to The National Sanctuary of Our Sorrowful Mother The Grotto — educational entertainment
SchatzyPittsburgh, PA
3 matching grants · $535,644 · through 2024Largest: $294,544 to FRANCISCAN SISTERS THIRD ORDER REGULAR OF PENANCE OF THE SORROWFUL MOTHER — to assist in paying for medical treatments not covered by medicaid, as well as support for the ada door and access control system
Largest: $10,000 to OUR LADY OF SORROWS CATHOLIC CHURCH — general operating budget
Largest: $10,000 to OUR LADY OF SORROWS BASILICA — provide assistance to those in need
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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 →