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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 “straight”
Where the money went
The Prosperity FoundationNew Haven, CTCharity · may take applications
5 matching grants · $105,000 · through 2024Largest: $20,000 to STREET 2 STRAIGHT PROGRAM INC — street 2 straight programs, inc. empowers marginalized youth and young adults in the greater new haven region through job readiness, financial literacy, professional filmmaking, en…
Victoria'S Voice FoundationOcoee, FLCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $526,627 · through 2024Largest: $216,999 to STEERED STRAIGHT — support for 501(c)(3) organization's educational and motivational programs conducted in schools
Largest: $80,000 to STRAIGHT STREET — charitable givingto needed children.
Largest: $65,000 to Straight Ahead Ministries — ministry to juvenile offenders
Largest: $307,000 to DORIS DAY ANIMAL FOUNDATION — the doris day animal foundation has the straight forward mission of helping animals and those who love them. ddaf provides funding to other 501(c)(3) entities for animal welfare pr…
Largest: $15,000 to STRAIGHT AHEAD MINISTRIES — northeastern massachusetts youth re-entry program
Largest: $10,000 to STRAIGHT AHEAD MINISTRIES — prison ministry
Ticket To Dream FoundationRoseville, CACharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $48,750 · through 2024Largest: $17,250 to STRAIGHT FROM THE HEART — foster kids program
Community Services UnlimitedLos Angeles, CACharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $300,000 · through 2024Largest: $100,000 to STRAIGHT UP FAST FOOD — kickstarter grant
Largest: $10,000 to STRAIGHT TALK CLINIC INC — operating funds
Largest: $8,000 to STRAIGHT AHEAD MINISTRIES INC — boston youth re-entry program
Hands To Hands Community FundWichita Falls, TXCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $200,770 · through 2024Largest: $70,887 to THE GENESIS PLACE-STRAIGHT ST — support of specific programs
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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 →