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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 “underprivledged”
Where the money went
Largest: $3,500 to BOYS HOPE GIRLS HOPE — aid to underprivledged youth
Largest: $25,157 to YES ACADEMY — provided meals to underprivledged ch
Largest: $2,000 to WELCOME HEALTH NW ARKANSAS — improve health to underprivledge
Largest: $1,500 to MERLEY GELLIGO — check made payable to member of the church so that christmas gifts could be purchased for underprivledged children in the indiantown, fl area.
The Hera FoundationFisher Island, FL
3 matching grants · $15,000 · through 2023Largest: $5,000 to SIMPLY SMILES — care for underprivledged children
Largest: $4,811 to VARIOUS — charitable mission to provide assistance to underprivledged individuals and families
Builders Exchange FoundationColumbus, OHCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $125,000 · through 2024Largest: $65,000 to FRANKLINTON RISING — provide training in the construction trades to underprivledged youth in order to gain job skills.
Largest: $8,000 to GOOD CHEER FUND P&C — underprivledged support
Largest: $1,250 to Youth PassagewaysEver Forward — provide support and mentoring for underprivledged youth.
Largest: $3,980 to YMCA- SUMMER CAMP SCHOLARSHIPS (4) — charitable- summer camp for underprivledged children.
Largest: $350,000 to EASTSIDE COLLEGE PREPATORY SCHOOL — assistance for underprivledged kids
Bruce Barclay Cameron FoundationWilmington, NCCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $200,000 · through 2023Largest: $200,000 to Food Bank Central & Eastern NC — feeding the underprivledged
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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 →