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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 “thirteen”
Where the money went
Largest: $6,500 to RECIPIENT THIRTEEN — scholarship for college education
Largest: $25,000 to WNET-THIRTEEN — general corporate purpose
Largest: $10,000 to WNET THIRTEEN — to help them accomplish their stated mission.
Largest: $7,500 to THIRTEEN WNET — further the exempt purpose of the recipient
The Chicago Community TrustChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $60,450 · through 2022Largest: $15,650 to Wnet — general operating support. support of thirteen, general operating support for thirteen.
Largest: $5,000 to THIRTEEN — a unique cultural and educational institution that harnesses the power of television and electronic media to inform, enlighten, entertain and inspire.
Largest: $5,000 to THIRTEEN ASSOCIATION — member supported tv station
Largest: $4,000 to Thirteen — support public broadcasting
Largest: $3,500 to THIRTEEN STEP HOUSE INC — general operations
Largest: $25,000 to WNET THIRTEEN — general charitable & educational purposes
Largest: $3,000 to Dundee Area United Fund — support the thirteen dundee area agencies
Largest: $10,000 to WNET THIRTEEN — program support
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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 →