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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.
10 funders with a record of paying for “terc”
Where the money went
John D and Catherine T MacArthur Foundation (Consolidated)Chicago, IL
3 matching grants · $376,000 · through 2024Largest: $126,000 to TERC Inc — to pilot a summer institute on climate change and equity for high school teachers
East Bay Community FoundationOakland, CACharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $155,700 · through 2023Largest: $115,000 to REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA UC DAVIS — support for gun violence research and education, terc research support fund
Largest: $100,000 to UC DAVIS — general support for uc davis terc and new vessel
Largest: $250,000 to TERC INC — program development/evaluation
The San Francisco FoundationSan Francisco, CACharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $486,053 · through 2023Largest: $486,053 to UC DAVIS FOUNDATION — for the transfer scholarship program. for the re-entry scholarships program. for the campaign for tahoe, tahoe environmental research center (terc). for the benefit of the military…
Offerdahl Family FoundationIncline Village, NV
2 matching grants · $5,000 · through 2025Largest: $2,500 to UC REGENTS - TERC — to achieve healthy aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems through scientific understanding and education for the benefit of communities locally and globally.
Trustees of Boston UniversityBoston, MACharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $207,195 · through 2022Largest: $207,195 to TERC Inc — research research
Largest: $134,000 to TERC Inc — to explore ways in which youth-centered dance organizations can influence their communities.
Largest: $301,743 to TERC INC — for phase ii of the storytelling math initiative
Largest: $3,000 to REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA — terc research support fund (tenvgft) through uc davis
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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 →