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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 “thompson”
Where the money went
Largest: $2.3M to GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY — thompson working family scholars program fund
Largest: $27,865 to Thompson R — educational scholarship
Largest: $50,000 to YALE UNIVERSITY CR THOMPSON 02 HEAD COACH OF FIELD HOCKEY — continued general operating support
Largest: $174,887 to University of Maine — scholarships continued - a theriault, w therrien, a thomas, j thompson, a thornton, j thorpe, m tidd, j todaro, a todd, l towers, h tracy, h tracy, h tripp, k tripp, g true, a tuck…
Largest: $3,572 to E THOMPSON VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPT INC — unrestricted general
Largest: $17,302 to University of Vermont — scholarships for p. mangar ($7,500), a. mohamed oussaid ($2,302), and j. thompson ($7,500)
Largest: $2,250 to TABITHA THOMPSON — educational scholarship
Thompson Foundation for Autism &Columbia, MOCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $5.2M · through 2024Largest: $3.2M to THOMPSON CENTER FOR AUTISM — education & research
Largest: $14,194 to KAILEE THOMPSON — educational scholarship
Largest: $6,000 to HUNTER THOMPSON — general semester scholarship
Largest: $10,000 to HAYDEN THOMPSON — university of wisconsin - madison college scholarship
Largest: $3,000 to ONTARRIUS THOMPSON — fire recovery assistance
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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 →