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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 “staffing”
Where the money went
Largest: $10,000 to GSCFJEWELL CO COMM FDN — staffing grant for their staf member
Largest: $575,000 to WEGOJA FOUNDATION — to support research and implementation for the south carolina preservation toolkit, the promotion of historic sites and organizations, and increased organizational staffing
The Opportunity AllianceSouth Portland, MECharity · may take applications
38 matching grants · $2.5M · through 2024Largest: $283,570 to Sweetser — toa is providing services in the brunswick area. because the contract requires statewide staffing, subcontractors will employ district-level youth engagement staff in all other pub…
Largest: $250,000 to TEACH FOR AMERICA INC — support for program enhancement and staffing related to workforce and career development. 202410-16642
Largest: $500,000 to SOUTH FLORIDA ART CENTER INC — to support art practice with housing stipends and through theplanning, staffing and outfitting of two digital labs in the new state-of-the-art campus in miami.
Yellowstone Country MontanaBozeman, MTCharity · may take applications
27 matching grants · $474,603 · through 2024Largest: $45,000 to West Yellowstone Chamber of C — vic center staffing & enhancements
The Chicago Community TrustChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
25 matching grants · $6.0M · through 2022Largest: $1.5M to Regents of the University of Michigan — department of chemical engineering impact fund, support for ofa - stamps scholars; support for ofa - stamps society, law school fund, support for athletics - football locker room p…
Largest: $125,000 to IMAGINE BLACK FUTURES — sustain organizational capacity and fiscal and staffing health by hiring finance and human resources staff
Largest: $700,000 to ISOTHERMAL PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION — workforce and business recovery support through multi-agency staffing expansion.
Largest: $5,000 to UNION SPRINGS SOCCER CLUB INC — to support staffing expenses for the 2023 summer fellows program
Network of Jewish Human ServiceParamus, NJCharity · may take applications
13 matching grants · $260,000 · through 2024Largest: $20,000 to GULF COAST JEWISH FAMILY & COMMUNITY SERVICES — national network program grant- staffing support
The Cleveland FoundationCleveland, OHCharity · may take applications
11 matching grants · $1.2M · through 2024Largest: $323,500 to ASSEMBLY FOR THE ARTS — staffing capacity for the region's newly reconstituted arts and culture intermediary
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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 →