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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 “uncovered”
Where the money went
Largest: $209,631 to EMORY UNIVERSITY — uncovering phenotypic convergence across high-risk autism genes using forebrain assembloids
Largest: $998,532 to HARVARD UNIVERSITY — 80249 gun policy research: uncovering fundamental information on the problem of gun violence, with a focus on how policies affect black americans
Largest: $200,000 to Finance Uncovered — support the investigation of illicit finance stories in investigative journalism.
Largest: $65,000 to UNCOVER KC — kc field trips
Largest: $1.0M to MOTOWN HISTORICAL MUSEUM INC — core support for the motown museum expansion project, to help uncover core story elements that resonate with society, creating transformative experiences that strengthen connection…
Largest: $200,000 to BELLINGCAT FUND INC — to support investigative research around the world to uncover wrongdoing in support of freedom.
Largest: $50,000 to TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW — sig general operating expenses fund, wings, wings emergency relief services for women from marginalized communities in ukraine, general operational expenses and uncovered research …
Largest: $971,014 to THE BROAD INSTITUTE INC — uncovering crohn's genetic risk in african-american and hispanic/latino populations
John Templeton FoundationWest Conshohocken, PA
3 matching grants · $2.4M · through 2024Largest: $785,642 to REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT SAN DIEGO — uncovering the cognitive and cultural foundations of gratitude
Largest: $175,000 to UNCOVER KC — support to build capacity for uncover kc's business partnership and coordination for workforce and career development programing. 202410-16343
Largest: $50,000 to WHITEHEAD INST FOR BIOMEDICAL RESEA — to uncover the set of cell-surface proteins that mediate essential interactions between pdac cells and their microenvironment.
Largest: $55,000 to University of Montreal — flyranch: a platform for uncovering the molecular bases of hidden behavioral state dynamics
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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 →