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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 “underinvested”
Where the money went
The Community Foundation for Greater NewNew Haven, CTCharity · may take applications
200 matching grants · $2.0M · through 2024Largest: $129,797 to GREATER NEW HAVEN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE — to support the delivery of eso services as a hub for accelerating the sustainability and growth of underrepresented and underinvested entrepreneurs in connecticut
McAuley MinistriesPittsburgh, PACharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $1.4M · through 2024Largest: $666,667 to NEIGHBORHOOD ALLIES — neighborhood capital: addressing the root cause of underinvestment - lack of equity for local black developers and black communities
Largest: $5,000 to INCLUSIVE ACTION FOR THE CITY — to support inclusive action for the city's mission to serve underinvested communities and build thriving local economies by improving access to transformative capital, and advancin…
Largest: $500,000 to ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY PARTNERS INC — to support the community development corporation exchange and to provide catalytic capital grants to thirteen organizations working to transform baltimores underinvested neighborho…
Largest: $500,000 to LEGACY GLOBAL PROGRAMS — to support a project aimed at solving the problem of underinvestment in underrepresented groups by thinking differently and raising awareness about how fund managers can raise capi…
The Pert FoundationChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $2.1M · through 2021Largest: $2.1M to The Chicago Community Foundation — support for elevated chicago to promote economic and community development in underinvested communities with transit stations.
Largest: $450,000 to BLUEHUB CAPITAL — 80808 supporting the federal reserve bank of boston in advancing economic inclusion in underinvested small cities in new england
Makeyourself FoundationSanta Monica, CA
1 matching grant · $15,000 · through 2025Largest: $15,000 to INCLUSIVE ACTION FOR THE CITY — its mission is to serve underinvested communities and build thriving local economies by improving access to transformative capital, and advancing policy through collaborative resea…
The Highland ProjectNew York, NYCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $95,000 · through 2025Largest: $95,000 to SHE'S WELL NETWORKED INC — develop/support underinvested entrepreneurs
Christus HealthIrving, TXCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $99,900 · through 2023Largest: $99,900 to Santa Fe Farmer's Market Institute — to increase equitable access to local, fresh, nutritious food in underinvested communities.
The Chicago Community TrustChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $150,000 · through 2022Largest: $150,000 to Cornerstone Community Development Corporation NFP — in support of general operations to provide services to decrease food insecurity in underinvested black and latinx communities in south suburban cook county.
Largest: $70,000 to WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION INC — for invest west virginia to provide technical assistance and project marketing support to help projects attract a diverse range of investors that prioritize high impact projects in…
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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 →