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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 “tanf”
Where the money went
Illinois Association of Community ActionSpringfield, ILCharity · may take applications
49 matching grants · $8.3M · through 2024Largest: $665,092 to EMBARRAS RIVER BASIN AGENCY — subsidized rent payments for individuals with income under 30% of the average medium income, provide services to tanf eligible individuals to aid in seeking or retaining employment
Big Brothers Big SistersColumbus, OHCharity · may take applications
45 matching grants · $1.3M · through 2024Largest: $89,268 to BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF GREATER CINCINNATI — pass through funding from odjfs - tanf allocations
Southcentral Workforce Investment BoardHarrisburg, PACharity · may take applications
12 matching grants · $33.6M · through 2024Largest: $7.7M to EQUUS WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS — wioa youth, tanf
First Tennessee Development DistrictJohnson City, TNCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $11.7M · through 2024Largest: $5.2M to BALLAD HEALTH — passthrough tanf opportunity act pilot grant
Tri-County Workforce InvestmentButler, PACharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $8.7M · through 2024Largest: $2.4M to CAREER TRACK INC — tanf youth, wioa youth, wioa adult, dislocated worker, and regional grants
Catholic Charities of TennesseeNashville, TNCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $4.0M · through 2024Largest: $1.4M to BRIDGE REFUGEE & SPONSORSHIP SERVICES — eligibility caseworker, intensive case management, social services, school impact, preventive health, elders, tor tanf, covid, youth mentoring
Connections To SuccessStcharles, MOCharity · may take applications
5 matching grants · $318,786 · through 2024Largest: $113,174 to HIGH ASPIRATIONS INC — temporary assistance for needy families (tanf)
Fields & Futures FoundationOklahoma City, OKCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $973,015 · through 2024Largest: $377,975 to POLICE ATHLETIC LEAGUE — tanf reimbursement
Largest: $690,000 to The Institute for College Access and Success — support for improving postsecondary access for parents receiving tanf
Largest: $500,000 to CENTER ON BUDGET AND POLICY PRIORITIES — this grant will provide continued funding to the center for budget and policy priorities (cbpp) to support the work of its housing and income security team to research, develop, an…
United Way of Greater ToledoToledo, OHCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $141,527 · through 2024Largest: $141,527 to NEIGHBORHOOD HEALTH ASSOCIATION — general operations, siemer tanf, patient navigator
Largest: $161,447 to REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT BERKELEY — to estimate the effect of a policy change expanding eligibility for supplemental nutrition assistance program ("snap") and temporary assistance for needy families ("tanf") to peopl…
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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 →