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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 “speaker”
Where the money went
Sior FoundationWashington, DCCharity · may take applications
17 matching grants · $439,686 · through 2024Largest: $12,460 to SIOR CONNECTICUT CHAPTER — to support five students studying at an accredited university in real estate related degrees; to support commercial real estate educational programming that included speakers from …
Largest: $6,000 to Central Texas Food Bank — fw2023 speaker
The Chicago Community TrustChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
7 matching grants · $7.9M · through 2022Largest: $51,500 to Francis W Parker School — general operating support, support for dei endowment and speaker series, support for parker party financial assistance program, annual support, parker fund, support for dei speaker…
Largest: $25,000 to HOPEWELL INC — elm 2023 speaker
National Association for CollegeArlington, VACharity · may take applications
9 matching grants · $89,900 · through 2024Largest: $10,000 to WISCONSIN ASSOCIATION FOR COLLEGE ADMISSION COUNSELING — annual membership fees for under-engaged membership segments. travel expenses for leaderhip to attend lead conference and nacac conference 2023. speaker fees for speakers at wiscon…
Largest: $12,100 to State of Idaho Department of Education — 2022 family and community engagement conference, events, speakers, community school tours
George S and Dolores DoreSalt Lake City, UT
5 matching grants · $326,545 · through 2024Largest: $98,000 to SOUTHERN UTAH UNIVERSITY — scholarships; continued support and expansion of the premier weekly lecture series, currently known as the a.p.e.x. speaker series, to be renamed the george s. and dolores dore ecc…
Largest: $10,000 to MASSACHUSETTS ALLIANCE OF PORTUGUESE SPEAKERS INC — maps senior center
Largest: $75,156 to BAYLOR UNIVERSITY — to increase the following endowment funds: w.d. black jr. endowed scholarship, mr.& mrs. w.d. black sr. endowed scholarship, mrs. w.d. black jr. endowed scholarship, sadie jo black…
The Community Foundation forJacksonville, FLCharity · may take applications
6 matching grants · $98,322 · through 2024Largest: $8,900 to NONPROFIT CENTER OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA INC — to support the keynote speaker for the 2023 nonprofit works conference and a funder briefing with the speaker
Largest: $165,363 to OFFICE OF THE UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS — for the un indigenous peoples and minorities fellowship programmes to promote a training for portuguese-speakers participants, with a focus on young feminists about the un system a…
Charles a Dana Law Center FoundationGulfport, FLCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $389,937 · through 2024Largest: $138,612 to Stetson University - College of Law — student scholarships and awards, library books, guest speakers, and faculty enrichment.
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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 →