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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 “tornado”
Where the money went
The Community Foundation of MiddleNashville, TNCharity · may take applications
83 matching grants · $6.0M · through 2024Largest: $219,915 to UNITED WAY OF GREATER NASHVILLE — to provide support december 2023 tornado recovery in davidson county. these represent a reallocation approved by the mter committee of remaining funds raised for the march 2020 tor…
Center for Disaster PhilanthropyWashington, DCCharity · may take applications
40 matching grants · $5.0M · through 2024Largest: $250,000 to CREATE FOUNDATION INC (LOVE WITHOUT WALLS) — through funding from the cdp tornado recovery fund, love without walls provides resource navigation, case management, and psychosocial, spiritual and financial recovery assistance …
Lions Clubs International FoundationOak Brook, ILCharity · may take applications
45 matching grants · $758,993 · through 2024Largest: $81,270 to District 43-K — midwestern winter tornado outbreak
Honorable Order of Kentucky ColonelsLouisville, KYCharity · may take applications
35 matching grants · $3.6M · through 2024Largest: $500,000 to The Hope Initiative — wky tornado relief
Community Foundation of West KyincPaducah, KYCharity · may take applications
24 matching grants · $4.4M · through 2023Largest: $1.3M to NORTHSIDE BAPTIST CHURCH — tornado relief
Arkansas Community FoundationLittle Rock, ARCharity · may take applications
23 matching grants · $654,268 · through 2024Largest: $243,000 to DISASTER SERVICES CORPORATION - SOCIETY OF ST VINCENT DE PAUL USA - 511 E J — disaster case management in arkansas as a result of march 31, 2023 tornado events in pulaski, lonoke, and cross counties
Largest: $335,000 to Excellerate Foundation — to support tornado relief efforts
United Way of the MidlandsOmaha, NECharity · may take applications
17 matching grants · $1.5M · through 2024Largest: $210,000 to NEW VISIONS — nebraska & iowa tornado relief assistance/community impact fund allocations/arpa allocations
The Chicago Community TrustChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
15 matching grants · $3.1M · through 2022Largest: $533,500 to American Red Cross — general operating support, support for disaster relief efforts in florida, support for hurricane ian relief, general fund, support for the greater chicago chapter - annual board ca…
Realtors Relief FoundationChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
11 matching grants · $5.2M · through 2024Largest: $2.1M to Arkansas REALTORS — tornado disaster relief
Largest: $25,000 to OPERATION STAND DOWN TENNESSEE — emergency response - 2023 tornadoes, direct to tornado relief fund
Coc Benevolent FundMelber, KYCharity · may take applications
12 matching grants · $515,006 · through 2024Largest: $100,000 to PARKWAY CHURCH OF CHRIST — tornado disaster relief
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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 →