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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.

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7 funders with a record of paying for “sponsoree”

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7 funders, 52 recipients, grants matching “sponsoree” only. Ribbon width is proportional to the total given; each funder has its own colour. Hover a name to isolate its flows, click a funder to open it. Drag to move around; zoom with the buttons, a double-click, or the wheel after clicking the map.

Independent Feature ProjectBrooklyn, NYCharity · may take applications
57 matching grants · $2.9M · through 2024
Largest: $576,000 to FEAR CITY LLC — fiscal sponsoree - drop dead city"
Full grant history →IRS filings ↗
Retreat Farm LtdBrattleboro, VTCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $825,297 · through 2024
Largest: $484,230 to COMMUNITY FOOD PROJECT — general purpose (fiscal sponsoree)
Full grant history →IRS filings ↗
Mississippi Rising CoalitionOcean Springs, MSCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $30,939 · through 2024
Largest: $25,209 to REROOTED FUTURES INITIATIVE — transfer of funds to fiscal sponsoree rerootd futures initiative for general operations expenses
Full grant history →IRS filings ↗
Chaffee County Community FoundationBuena Vista, COCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $131,786 · through 2025
Largest: $131,786 to CHAFFEE COUNTY — transfer of fiscal sponsoree to new entity
Full grant history →IRS filings ↗
HeydayBerkeley, CACharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $205,880 · through 2022
Largest: $205,880 to Wild Wonder Foundation — fiscal sponsoree support
Full grant history →IRS filings ↗
ColorstackFreeport, NYCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $40,000 · through 2022
Largest: $40,000 to BE ALL YOU — distribute funds to former fiscal sponsoree.
Full grant history →IRS filings ↗
The Community Foundation of MiddleNashville, TNCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $10,000 · through 2024
Largest: $10,000 to HIGHLANDER RESEARCH & EDUCATION CENTER INC — to support fiscal sponsoree grantmakers for southern progress
Full grant history →IRS filings ↗

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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 →

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Independent Feature ProjectBrooklyn, NYCharity · may take applications

Retreat Farm LtdBrattleboro, VTCharity · may take applications

Mississippi Rising CoalitionOcean Springs, MSCharity · may take applications

Chaffee County Community FoundationBuena Vista, COCharity · may take applications

HeydayBerkeley, CACharity · may take applications

ColorstackFreeport, NYCharity · may take applications

The Community Foundation of MiddleNashville, TNCharity · may take applications

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