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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 “tick”
Where the money went
Largest: $200,000 to CENTRAL NEW YORK LYME AND TICK-BORNE DISEASE ALLIANCE — renewal of geographic expansion of the cny lyme and tick-borne disease alliance
The Upstate FoundationSyracuse, NYCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $205,237 · through 2025Largest: $115,031 to UPSTATE TICK TESTING LABORATORY — to support the purpose and mission of upstate medical university
New Hampshire Charitable FoundationConcord, NHCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $2.8M · through 2024Largest: $985,000 to JSI Research & Training Inst — for tick free nh, medicaid to schools program, conference
Largest: $15,000 to CNY LYME & TICK-BORNE DISEASE ALLIANCE — education program
Chester County Community FoundationWest Chester, PACharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $58,000 · through 2024Largest: $20,000 to TICK TOCK EARLY LEARNING CENTER — education & library
Howard Young FoundationMinocqua, WICharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $256,687 · through 2025Largest: $149,947 to ASPIRUS INC — tick borne illness center
Largest: $2,000 to GLOBAL LYME ALLIANCE INC — dedicated to conquering lyme and other tick-borne diseases through research, education, awareness
United Way of Southern ChesterKennett Square, PACharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $190,000 · through 2024Largest: $65,620 to TICK TOCK EARLY LEARNING CENTER — distribution to agen
FirstsparkNewport News, VACharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $655,851 · through 2024Largest: $293,759 to TICK TOCK AROUND THE CLOCK LLC — child care slot payment
The Miami FoundationMiami, FLCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $75,000 · through 2024Largest: $25,000 to TICK-BORNE CONDITIONS UNITED — program support
The Collie Health FoundationAtascadero, CACharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $59,250 · through 2024Largest: $40,000 to AKC CANINE HEALTH FOUNDATION — epilepsy & tick-bore
Largest: $1,500 to CNY LYME AND TICK BORNE DISEASE ALLIANCE — sponsorship of lyme and tick summit
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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 →