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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.

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1 funder with a record of paying for “threeschool”

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1 funders, 18 recipients, grants matching “threeschool” only. Ribbon width is proportional to the total given; each funder has its own colour. Hover a name to isolate its flows, click a funder to open it. Drag to move around; zoom with the buttons, a double-click, or the wheel after clicking the map.

Wake County Smart StartRaleigh, NCCharity · may take applications
37 matching grants · $31.5M · through 2024
Largest: $3.1M to CHILDCARE NETWORK INC — nc prek, wake threeschool
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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 →

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Wake County Smart StartRaleigh, NCCharity · may take applications

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