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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.

1 funder with a record of paying for “specialistprogrammatic”

Where the money went

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Camp Fire → Camp Fire Green Country: $160K across 2 grants, latest 2023Camp Fire → Camp Fire First Texas: $89K across 2 grants, latest 2023Camp Fire → Camp Fire Heart of Oklahoma: $72K across 2 grants, latest 2023Camp Fire → Camp Fire River Bend: $71K across 2 grants, latest 2023Camp Fire → Camp Fire Golden Empire: $61K across 2 grants, latest 2023Camp Fire: $454K on this topic. Open the funder.Camp Fire$454KCamp Fire Green Country: received $160K on this topicCamp Fire Green Country$160KCamp Fire First Texas: received $89K on this topicCamp Fire First Texas$89KCamp Fire Heart of Oklahoma: received $72K on this topicCamp Fire Heart of Oklahoma$72KCamp Fire River Bend: received $71K on this topicCamp Fire River Bend$71KCamp Fire Golden Empire: received $61K on this topicCamp Fire Golden Empire$61K
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Source: IRS Form 990-PF Part XV and Form 990 Schedule I, tax years 20192025. 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 →