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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 “tutorials”
Where the money went
United Way of SouthernBrownsville, TXCharity · may take applications
16 matching grants · $495,000 · through 2024Largest: $57,500 to PROYECTO JUAN DIEGO — health screenings, afterschool tutorials and early learning literacy
Largest: $108,000 to Parker Kenneth — project: luthier tutorial video series/content development, presentation
Largest: $250,000 to EAST HARLEM TUTORIAL PROGRAM — gift to support the major donors campaign
The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift FundNew York, NYCharity · may take applications
8 matching grants · $1.4M · through 2024Largest: $436,250 to EAST HARLEM TUTORIAL PROGRAM INC — educational programs & other student svc
Largest: $34,000 to Danville Church Based Tutorial Program Inc — tutorial service stipends, laptop computers for graduates attending college, food for student/parent engagement events
The New York Community TrustNew York, NYCharity · may take applications
5 matching grants · $325,100 · through 2024Largest: $139,490 to EAST HARLEM TUTORIAL PROGRAM INC — for program support.
Largest: $100,000 to WEST JUPITER COMMUNITY CENTER GROUP — edna runner tutorial center
Largest: $100,000 to EAST HARLEM TUTORIAL PROGRAM INC — to further the exempt purpose of the organization.
National Center for Teacher ResidenciesChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $508,300 · through 2024Largest: $200,000 to EAST HARLEM TUTORIAL PROGRAM — teacher residency
The Community Foundation of theDanville, VACharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $122,980 · through 2024Largest: $51,000 to DANVILLE CHURCH AND COMMUNITY TUTORIAL PROGRAM — to create satellite libraries at 40 tutorial sites
Urban Action PartnersKansas City, MOCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $392,000 · through 2024Largest: $101,000 to WEB DUBOIS LEARNING CENTER — to help provide free tutorial services to local residents in math, reading, and science.
Largest: $25,000 to EDNA RUNNEN TUTORIAL CENTER — exempt programs of public charity
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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 →