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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 “underresourced”
Where the money went
Impact CharitableDenver, COCharity · may take applications
9 matching grants · $279,375 · through 2024Largest: $35,625 to KATINI SKIN — underresourced entrepreneur support
Largest: $100,000 to ADVOCATES FOR HUMAN RIGHTS GRANT #1 — emergency legal assistance for underresourced clients
Largest: $25,000 to AIM HIGH — unrestricted grant related to summer school for underresourced middle school youth
Inquiring SystemsSanta Rosa, CACharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $50,373 · through 2022Largest: $28,579 to SAN FRANCISCO ANIMAL MEDICAL CENTER — grants to cover veterinary services for underresourced community members
Largest: $20,000 to STREETS MINISTRIES INC — undesignated general operating support-education and mentoring underresourced youth to achieve their potential
Largest: $100,000 to ST JAMES SCHOOL — to educate traditionally underresourced students
Largest: $25,000 to MOUNT CARMEL GUILD OF TRENTON — food pantry for underresourced famil
Marymount California UniversityPalos Verdes Peninsula, CACharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $105,963 · through 2023Largest: $105,963 to RADY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL FOUNDATION — support financial aid to underresourced families for attendance in the summer medical academy through and endowment named "the debra l. reed summer medical academy scholarship fund…
Largest: $200,000 to ABLE WORKS GRANT — provided a 12 month financial education curriculum for the needs of 200 youth living in underresourced communities in the city of san bernardino.
Largest: $500,000 to CIVIC NATION — to support underresourced institutions, specifically community colleges and hbcus, in participating in the all in campus democracy challenge through a communities of practice model
Largest: $500,000 to SOCIAL FINANCE INC — for project support to pool philanthropic resources to provide matching funds for entities in rural, tribal and other underresourced communities selected to participate in the cali…
Seven Tepees Youth ProgramSan Francisco, CACharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $100,000 · through 2023Largest: $100,000 to KAZAN MCCLAIN PARTNERS FOUNDATION — support foundation giving to disadvantaged youth and families in underresourced communities of color, with focus on mental health and wellness services for bay area youth.
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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 →