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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 “specialists”
Where the money went
Jobs for America'S Graduates TennesseeNashville, TNCharity · may take applications
55 matching grants · $2.6M · through 2024Largest: $138,083 to BEDFORD COUNTY SUPERINTENDANT OF SCHOOLS — provide payment for salaries of job specialists
The Whas Crusade for ChildrenLouisville, KYCharity · may take applications
27 matching grants · $1.0M · through 2023Largest: $120,000 to T J SAMSON COMMUNITY HOSPITAL — $120,000.00 for any item on grant list -- iece certified early intervention specialist, certified early intervention/behavioral technician, caregiver support program (more than wor…
Largest: $150,875 to ST CLAIRE HEALTHCARE — to provide support to implement the first day forward program with men and women incarcerated for misdemeanor charges who self-identify as having substance use disorder. pathways p…
Largest: $65,000 to R MERLE PALMER MINORITY SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION — scholar engagement coordinator and development specialist
Ky Hospital Research & EducationLouisville, KYCharity · may take applications
12 matching grants · $750,000 · through 2024Largest: $100,000 to ARH INC — peer support specialist
Largest: $225,000 to CATAWBA VALLEY HEALTH SYSTEM — to develop and test the use of peer support specialists to support high-risk behavioral health patients.
Largest: $200,000 to NEW YORK UNIVERSITY — for the department of performance studies afro-atlantic futures conference, to bring together afro-brazilian and african-american artists, curators, scholars and other specialists …
Largest: $75,000 to HEIGHTS HILL MHS SBPC — rainbow heights club seeks first-time funding from vaf to add two part-time peer specialists to its staff who will provide mental health support services for low/no income lgbtq+ a…
Largest: $1.0M to ASSOCIATION OF DIABETES CARE & EDUCATION SPECIALISTS — danatech diabetes technology platform expansion & maintenance
The Crisis Center of Tampa BayTampa, FLCharity · may take applications
9 matching grants · $1.4M · through 2021Largest: $263,839 to UNITED WAY OF NORTHWEST FLORIDA — these agencies provide peer-to-peer veterans care coordination to veterans and their families who call their local 2-1-1 or the 844-myflvet veterans support line. each agency is al…
Michigan College Access NetworkLansing, MICharity · may take applications
10 matching grants · $112,200 · through 2023Largest: $27,000 to DETROIT PUBLIC SCHOOLS COMMUNITY DISTRICT — cbmi mini grants, dcan mini grants, certified fafsa specialist grant
Largest: $58,000 to ASHEVILLE BUNCOMBE INSTITUTE OF PARITY ACHIEVEMENT — the clinicians of color movement aims to diversify the substance use workforce by providing new and prospective certified alcohol and drug counselors, licensed clinical addiction s…
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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 →