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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.
6 funders with a record of paying for “transportati”
Where the money went
United Way of Saginaw CountySaginaw, MICharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $215,000 · through 2025Largest: $90,000 to PARTNERSHIFT — project transportati
Largest: $22,449 to SAHARA SHRINE HOSPITAL TRANSPORTATI — transportation
Kaiser Foundation Health PlanOakland, CACharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $50,000 · through 2023Largest: $50,000 to Na Hoaloha-maui Interfaith Volunteer — supporting food security and escorted transportati
Caring for Colorado Centennial FundDenver, COCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $20,000 · through 2024Largest: $20,000 to SENIOR RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT AGENCY — provide transportati
Greenstate Credit UnionNorth Liberty, IACharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $20,000 · through 2022Largest: $20,000 to Youth & Shelter Services Inc — yss iowa homeless youth center (ihyc) transportati
The Foundation for Lincoln PublicLincoln, NECharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $12,280 · through 2023Largest: $12,280 to STAR TRAN — student transportati
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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 →