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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 “stipulations”
Where the money went
Largest: $24,680 to MESSENGER INTERNATIONAL — general use contribution, no stipulations
Largest: $5,000 to HUNTINGTON LITTLE LEAGUE — court stipulated
Largest: $9,200 to SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION — general use contribution, no stipulations
Ccc Eastside QalicbPortland, ORCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $4.1M · through 2024Largest: $3.0M to CENTRAL CITY CONCERN — stipulated in the new market tax credit agreement.
Largest: $50,000 to WILMOT CANCER INSTITUTE — breast cancer stipulation
Tt Uw H F Brown for Lincoln UniversityWilmington, DECharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $172,138 · through 2023Largest: $80,740 to LINCOLN MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY — education of young people in university as stipulated by will of h f
Freedom Project NetworkOxford, MSCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $174,700 · through 2022Largest: $93,400 to Meridian Freedom Project — general operating expenses for meridian freedom project programming (as stipulated in fpn's grant agreement with the hardin foundation). alumni college success program's alumni fel…
Center for International PolicyWashington, DCCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $245,800 · through 2022Largest: $130,903 to MIGHTY EARTH — these contributions are transfers to close out the respective program. usually the center's agreements with the organizations listed stipulate that the grantees must submit financi…
Powered FoodsKalispell, MTCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $59,613 · through 2022Largest: $59,613 to Flathead Food Bank — the first cash donation was by check dated jan. 9, 2022, in the amount of $1650. the dollar figure of this donation relates to $1650 paid to powered foods by heritage custom farmin…
Largest: $9,500 to Leukemia And Lymphoma Society — charitable donation no stipulations
United Way of Whiteside CountyRock Falls, ILCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $6,000 · through 2023Largest: $6,000 to ROCK FALLS CIVIC FUND — grant stipulations
Mission PossibleNashville, TNCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $10,000 · through 2022Largest: $10,000 to THE LAUNDRY STOP — the laundry stop is a free mobile laundry service for those in need. at this point in time, we are primarily working with the homeless community in nashville, tennessee. our story …
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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 →