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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 “tragedy”
Where the money went
Largest: $151,000 to TD AMETRADE — financial support after tragedy
Largest: $500,000 to TRAGEDY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR SURVIVORS — to support the tragedy assistance program for survivors in assisting people grieving the death of a military or veteran loved one.
Largest: $2.6M to TAPS Tragedy Assist Program — to support program that offers help for those grieving death of loved one in armed forces.
Largest: $1.0M to TRAGEDY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM — children camps/programs
Largest: $100,000 to TRAGEDY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR SURVIVORS — taps military program
Veterans United FoundationColumbia, MOCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $215,000 · through 2025Largest: $75,000 to TRAGEDY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR SURVIVORS INC — npp: taps community based care for military survivors
National Park TrustRockville, MDCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $228,000 · through 2024Largest: $68,000 to TRAGEDY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR SURVIVORS (TAPS) — gold star families engaging with national forests; gold star families fishing in national parks
Largest: $125,000 to THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF THE TEXAS HILL COUNTRY INC — to support the uvalde strong fund to provide support for victims, their families, and all residents of uvalde, including local nonprofit organizations working to meet critical need…
Eternal Perspective MinistriesSandy, ORCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $80,260 · through 2025Largest: $24,485 to Samaritans Purse — sup. ministry in world tragedies
NFL FoundationNew York, NYCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $2.0M · through 2023Largest: $1.0M to TRAGEDY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR SURVIVORS — salute to service
Johnny Mac Soldiers FundAshburn, VACharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $945,000 · through 2024Largest: $400,000 to TRAGEDY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM — educational assistance
Donors TrustAlexandria, VACharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $1.7M · through 2023Largest: $1.6M to Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors — for general operations
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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 →