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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 “stricken”
Where the money went
Largest: $10,000 to MEND — aid to poverty stricken families
Largest: $103,300 to MANNEQUINS AUXILIARY — to assist the assistance league of southern california to help poverty stricken children of the los angeles unified school district to get an education
Hennepin County Bar FoundationMinneapolis, MNCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $510,000 · through 2024Largest: $130,000 to VOLUNTEER LAWYERS NETWORK — general operations, connecting poverty stricken clients with legal representation
Largest: $65,000 to THE MIRACULOUS LOVE KIDS — help children in poverty-stricken areas & war zones w/ clean water, food, clothes, shelter,medicine
Largest: $25,000 to YAD ELEIZER INC — support programs for poverty stricken families in israel.
Largest: $9,000 to NICAPHOTO — to support education, art, and personal development of poverty stricken children
The Hamd FoundationPort Jefferson, NY
3 matching grants · $175,385 · through 2024Largest: $85,000 to ZAKAT FOUNDATION — we help muslims, and the charitable of every conviction, take the steep road to carry out their zakat and charity duties easily, correctly, and with maximum humanitarian impact by …
Largest: $15,000 to DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS — to provide support for medical help to those in need of medical attention, in poverty-stricken and developing nations and those in crisis situations
New York Electrical ContractorsNew York, NYCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $34,036 · through 2024Largest: $13,785 to MARBELLA — hosting a thanksgiving event in the poverty-stricken section of the rockaways
Largest: $6,000 to DARIEN BOOK AID PLAN INC — support for providing literature to needy individuals in poverty stricken countries
Largest: $7,500 to CHABAD OF NORTH HOLLYWOOD — assist children stricken with severe illness
The 3 C'S FoundationCoral Gables, FL
2 matching grants · $135,000 · through 2024Largest: $103,000 to FUNDACION INTERNACIONAL DE NIOS CON CANCER — to assist the non-profit organization to help cancer stricken children's dreams by brining children to orlando florida theme parks. helping poor children all over the world to cele…
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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 →