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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 “trainer”
Where the money went
St Vincent'S BirminghamBirmingham, ALCharity · may take applications
41 matching grants · $1.4M · through 2024Largest: $71,000 to MOUNTAIN BROOK HIGH SCHOOL — mountain brook high school athletic trainer coverage support
Norton HealthcareLouisville, KYCharity · may take applications
18 matching grants · $1.9M · through 2024Largest: $570,000 to Board of Education of Jefferson County Kentucky — program support to ensure that trainers and sports medicine experts are available and support of baseline concussion testing.
Mid-Atlantic Athletic Trainers AssocSpartanburg, SCCharity · may take applications
16 matching grants · $559,936 · through 2025Largest: $81,810 to VA Athletic Trainers Assn — training programs
Conrad N Hilton FoundationWestlake Village, CA
3 matching grants · $2.2M · through 2024Largest: $839,000 to CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN AFRICA — to build capacity of 40 catholic sisters on evidenced based data generation and dissemination to serve as trainer of trainers in two countries, strengthen the data repository hub a…
Bjc Health System Group ReturnSt Louis, MOCharity · may take applications
9 matching grants · $108,000 · through 2024Largest: $22,000 to ALTON SCHOOL DISTRICT — support of grant for school's athletic trainers
Largest: $21,307 to THE REACH INITIATIVE — support two projects: a series of trauma trainings for criminal justice professionals and duffle bag reentry kits to be distributed to justice-impacted individuals transitioning fr…
Mercy Health Services - Iowa CorpMason City, IACharity · may take applications
7 matching grants · $82,500 · through 2024Largest: $15,000 to DUBUQUE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS — support of athletic trainer program for two high schools
Irvine Public Schools FoundationIrvine, CACharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $6.8M · through 2024Largest: $1.7M to IUSD-IRVINE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT — extra teachers, instructional assistants, athletic trainers, nurses,support of art, math, music, science, and grants to teachers and schools.
Largest: $2,100 to OCEAN ADAMS — tuition assistance for athletic trainer education
Largest: $30,000 to ACCESSPORTAMERICA INC — the gait trainer program
Largest: $40,000 to LEVEL GROUND MIXED MARTIAL ARTS INC — the level ground student trainer workforce development program: preparing low-income & disconnected youth for career and post-secondary success
The Eagles Charitable FoundationPhiladelphia, PACharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $153,550 · through 2024Largest: $52,000 to NOVACARE REHABILITATION — nhf athletic trainer grant
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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 →