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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 “underfunded”
Where the money went
Largest: $44,160 to Alexander Hamilton Scholars — education support for high achieving underfunded youth
Anne Ray FoundationEden Prairie, MNCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $8.8M · through 2024Largest: $3.8M to AMERICAN NATIONAL RED CROSS INTERNATIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT — support for underfunded disasters
Largest: $5,000 to Mr Holland's Opus Foundation — support underfunded school music programs to give economically disadvantaged youth access to music education.
Largest: $90,500 to CRAYON COLLECTION — to inspire a commitment to environmental consciousness and the infusion of art education in underfunded schools
Gaston County EducationGastonia, NCCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $141,995 · through 2024Largest: $66,091 to VARIOUS SCHOOLS IN GASTON COUNTY — underfunded programs
Largest: $15,000 to The Landfall Foundation Inc — to support local, underfunded non-profit organizations in the greater wilmington area
Largest: $200,000 to Democratizing Philanthropy Project — program support to help underfunded nonprofits build small dollar revenue streams
Largest: $5,000 to MR HOLLAND'S OPUS FOUNDATION — to keep music alive in our schools by providing vital support services to school districts, and new musical instruments to underfunded music programs nationwide, giving under-repre…
Largest: $6,667 to MANILOW MUSIC PROJECT — empowers underfunded school music programs to provide quality musiceducation by donating instruments, scholarships and equipment.providing scholarships nationwide to disadvantaged …
Largest: $25,000 to KIDS NEED TO READ — to provide funding for books for underfunded schools across the united states
Largest: $2,398 to Texas Blossoms — to improve and beautify texas by planting and maintaining blossoming trees to bring life and vibrancy back to historically underserved and underfunded areas.
Largest: $30,000 to MISTER HOLLAND'S OPUS — providing vital support services to school districts, and new musical instruments to underfunded music programs nationwide, giving economically-disadvantaged youth access to the ma…
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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 →