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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 “transportational”
Where the money went
United States Energy FoundationSan Francisco, CACharity · may take applications
224 matching grants · $89.7M · through 2024Largest: $167,000 to ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION ALLIANCE — to support education and outreach to build a clean energy future.
Silicon Valley Community FoundationMountain View, CACharity · may take applications
224 matching grants · $70.8M · through 2024Largest: $8.6M to Housing Matters — housing and transportation
World Resources InstituteWashington, DCCharity · may take applications
58 matching grants · $9.5M · through 2023Largest: $258,046 to ICCT INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL ON CLEAN TRANSPORTATION — promote envir sustainable transport solutions
Largest: $150,000 to (226) SMART GROWTH AMERICA — climate: to advance state smart transportation initiative's research in transportation
Women'S Business Development CenterChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
67 matching grants · $1.4M · through 2024Largest: $75,000 to UPRISE TRANSPORT ILLINOIS LLC — cannabis business assistance grants
Largest: $100,000 to MZC Foundation Inc — to produce geospatial analysis, planning assets, procurement strategies, research and advocacy supporting transmission siting in the transportation right-of-way, in partnership wit…
Climate Imperative FoundationSan Francisco, CACharity · may take applications
29 matching grants · $95.3M · through 2024Largest: $110,000 to INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL ON CLEAN TRANSPORTATION — decarbonize the road transport sector in the eu
Petsmart CharitiesPhoenix, AZCharity · may take applications
42 matching grants · $8.8M · through 2024Largest: $101,000 to SOUTHERN PINES ANIMAL SHELTER — adoptions, transport, adoptions research
East Central Kansas CoordinatedHartford, KSCharity · may take applications
56 matching grants · $7.9M · through 2025Largest: $665,098 to LYON COUNTY AREA TRANSPORTATION — transportation of el
Largest: $1.1M to INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL ON CLEAN TRANSPORTATION — for general operating support
Largest: $50,000 to COMMUNITY PARTNERS — investing in place - advancing health equity through transportation: to support a program that applies a data-driven research and policy analysis framework centered on health equit…
A for ArizonaScottsdale, AZCharity · may take applications
60 matching grants · $39.0M · through 2023Largest: $2.0M to ARIZONA AUTISM CHARTER SCHOOLS INC — to provide innovative k-12 transportation options and improve access to reliable, effective, and safe transporation for students.
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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 →