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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 “sped”
Where the money went
Largest: $289,000 to CCSU FOUNDATION — sped teacher residency program
Largest: $329,279 to VERMONT PROGRAM FOR QUALITY IN HEALTH CARE INC — suicide prevention in the emergency department (sped)
New Jersey Children'S FoundationNewark, NJCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $446,653 · through 2023Largest: $446,653 to GREAT OAKS LEGACY CHARTER SCHOOL — to support golcs sbo, cte, and sped programming.
Largest: $2,250 to UT Ext Inst Ag 4H - Tipton Cnty — to provide support to the 4-h sped club.
The Belton Educational EnrichmentBelton, TXCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $58,122 · through 2023Largest: $46,825 to BELTON ISD — tiger media; ap science probeware; tiger esports program; lego stem; electrophoresis equipment; sped kitchen makeover
Southwest Initiative FoundationHutchinson, MNCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $7,389 · through 2024Largest: $7,389 to ISD #2898 - WESTBROOK WALNUT GROVE SCHOOLS — 2025 scholarships, wwg elementary sped, wwg elementary sped/ecse, little chargers child care center bathroom project 1 & 2.
Largest: $30,000 to BELLWETHER EDUCATION PARTNERS INC — intersection collective - sped c.a.n! village network 1 of 2
Macoisdealbaigh TrustArlington Heights, IL
2 matching grants · $2,000 · through 2023Largest: $1,000 to Ctr for Independence — sped programs
Largest: $20,648 to STUBENVILLE CATHOLIC CENTRIAL HIGH SCHOO — hope sped financial aid
Berrien Community FoundationSt Joseph, MICharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $15,300 · through 2024Largest: $15,300 to BERRIEN RESA — improving the quality of reading instruction for cognitively impaired students, robots , blossomland tryathlon, sped professional development
Largest: $25,000 to BEAUTIFUL GATE CENTER — technology for sped classrooms and extended day therapy treatment
Largest: $12,000 to Rural Cass SpEd Unit — tuition support
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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 →