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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 “textbooks”
Where the money went
George and Arlene Rusch Memorial FoundationRiver Forest, IL
8 matching grants · $55,500 · through 2025Largest: $19,500 to Grace Lutheran School — to provide educational scholarships, textbooks, classroom supplies.
Largest: $2,100 to WEST VALLEY OCCUPATIONAL CENTER — textbook fundscholarship fund
Largest: $79,015 to CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL — educational improvements, textbooks, supplies, etc.
Largest: $15,000 to NORTH COUNTRY COMMUNITY COLLEGE — to provide scholarship funds, textbook funds to students and to cater student emergency needs
Largest: $75,000 to FUNDERBURG SCHOLARS — funderburg scholars is an all volunteer organization that helps inner city youth attend college. 86% of our funds were used for tuition and 13% for textbooks. the students are thos…
Largest: $45,000 to DELPHOS CITY SCHOOLS — technology, textbooks & supplies
Largest: $100,000 to University of Texas Austin — donation to fund the plan ii honors program which provides scholarship support, funding for technology, supplies, textbooks and experiential learning opportunities
Largest: $23,000 to WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION — help with the costs of textbooks and the costs of shipping textbooks in connection with textbooks for troops program
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…
Largest: $5,500 to UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA FOUNDATION — fy25 textbook program, acct scholarship, a&f program support
Largest: $27,835 to MUTEKEDZA SECONDARY SCHOOL — textbooks, water repair, teachers
Largest: $12,000 to EDUCATION RESEARCH ANALYSTS — public school textbook reviews
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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 →