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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 “stakes”

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The Ford Foundation → Prodialogo Prevencion Y Resolucion De Conflictos: $200K across 2 grants, latest 2024Josiah Macy Jr Foundation → Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System: $200K across 2 grants, latest 2024George S and Dolores Dore → Oneida Stake Academy Foundation: $168K across 2 grants, latest 2024Association for Digital Asset → Crypto Council for Innovation: $150K across 1 grant, latest 2024Meyer Memorial Trust → Portland Institute for Contemporary Art: $75K across 1 grant, latest 2022The Community Foundation of Greater Chattanooga Inc → Boys and Girls Clubs of Chattanooga Inc: $70K across 4 grants, latest 2023American Press Institute Inc → Keene Publishing Corporation: $30K across 1 grant, latest 2023Acahand Foundation → Feeding Children Everywhere Inc: $28K across 3 grants, latest 2022Walker Family Foundation → At Stake Ministries Inc: $21K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Helis Foundation → New Orleans Police and Justice Foundation: $15K across 3 grants, latest 2024Don & Barbara Thornton Family Foundation → Tulsa Boys Home: $15K across 3 grants, latest 2024Stephens Ca & Fs Foundation Pfdn → Stake Presidents Missionary Fund: $6K across 3 grants, latest 2024Meyer Memorial Trust → Portland Institute for Contemporary Art: $75K across 1 grant, latest 2023The Ford Foundation → Yintah Film Ltd: $70K across 1 grant, latest 2023The Community Foundation of Greater Chattanooga Inc → Boys and Girls Clubs of Chattanooga Inc: $34K across 1 grant, latest 2024American Press Institute Inc → Albany Times Union Capital Newspapers: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2023American Press Institute Inc → Enlace Latino Nc: $9K across 1 grant, latest 2024American Press Institute Inc → Lee Enterprises Inc (the Buffalo News): $6K across 1 grant, latest 2023The Ford Foundation: $270K on this topic. Open the funder.The Ford Foundation$270KJosiah Macy Jr Foundation: $200K on this topic. Open the funder.Josiah Macy Jr Foundation$200KGeorge S and Dolores Dore: $168K on this topic. Open the funder.George S and Dolores Dore$168KAssociation for Digital Asset: $150K on this topic. Open the funder.Association for Digital Asset$150KMeyer Memorial Trust: $150K on this topic. Open the funder.Meyer Memorial Trust$150KThe Community Foundation of Greater Chattanooga Inc: $104K on this topic. Open the funder.The Community Foundation of G…$104KAmerican Press Institute Inc: $54K on this topic. Open the funder.American Press Institute Inc$54KAcahand Foundation: $28K on this topic. Open the funder.Acahand Foundation$28KWalker Family Foundation: $21K on this topic. Open the funder.Walker Family Foundation$21KThe Helis Foundation: $15K on this topic. Open the funder.The Helis Foundation$15KDon & Barbara Thornton Family Foundation: $15K on this topic. Open the funder.Don & Barbara Thornton Family…$15KStephens Ca & Fs Foundation Pfdn: $6K on this topic. Open the funder.Stephens Ca & Fs Foundation P…$6KProdialogo Prevencion Y Resolucion De Conflictos: received $200K on this topicProdialogo Prevencion Y Resoluc…$200KBoard of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System: received $200K on this topicBoard of Regents of the Univers…$200KOneida Stake Academy Foundation: received $168K on this topicOneida Stake Academy Foundation$168KCrypto Council for Innovation: received $150K on this topicCrypto Council for Innovation$150KPortland Institute for Contemporary Art: received $75K on this topicPortland Institute for Contempo…$75KPortland Institute for Contemporary Art: received $75K on this topicPortland Institute for Contempo…$75KBoys and Girls Clubs of Chattanooga Inc: received $70K on this topicBoys and Girls Clubs of Chattan…$70KYintah Film Ltd: received $70K on this topicYintah Film Ltd$70KBoys and Girls Clubs of Chattanooga Inc: received $34K on this topicBoys and Girls Clubs of Chattan…$34KKeene Publishing Corporation: received $30K on this topicKeene Publishing Corporation$30KFeeding Children Everywhere Inc: received $28K on this topicFeeding Children Everywhere Inc$28KAt Stake Ministries Inc: received $21K on this topicAt Stake Ministries Inc$21KNew Orleans Police and Justice Foundation: received $15K on this topicNew Orleans Police and Justice…$15KTulsa Boys Home: received $15K on this topicTulsa Boys Home$15KAlbany Times Union Capital Newspapers: received $10K on this topicAlbany Times Union Capital News…$10KEnlace Latino Nc: received $9K on this topicEnlace Latino Nc$9KStake Presidents Missionary Fund: received $6K on this topicStake Presidents Missionary Fund$6KLee Enterprises Inc (the Buffalo News): received $6K on this topicLee Enterprises Inc (the Buffal…$6K
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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 →