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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 “undeserve”
Where the money went
Largest: $9,000 to UK TRUST FRIENDS OF MANIPAY GREEN HOSPITAL — to help the undeserve
Largest: $10,000 to WEST DALLAS COMMUNITY SCHOOL — to serve the families of west dallas that are undeserved with christian education
Alakor Charitable FoundationHuntington Beach, CA
3 matching grants · $175,408 · through 2024Largest: $68,500 to ST ANNES CATHOLIC CHURCH — to model the love of christ by helping the disadvantaged, the undeserved, and those experiencing difficult life circumstances.
Largest: $300,000 to PROJECT ECHO - UNIVERSITY NEW MEXICO FOUNDATION — women's health in undeserved areas
Largest: $10,000 to CHICAGO SINFONIETTA — audience engagement for undeserved audiences in chicago
Largest: $7,500 to AGASSIZ VILLAGE — summer camp - undeserved
Largest: $50,000 to BRADLEY FREE CLINIC OF ROANOKE VALLEY — support for bradley free clinic's ongoing service to the undeserved
Largest: $125,000 to HOPKINS SCHOOL — help students from undeserved schools advance academically
The Community Foundation of MiddleNashville, TNCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $17,500 · through 2024Largest: $10,000 to JAZZ EMPOWERS — jazz empowers is requesting a $15,000 grant to start and/or support jazz programs in 5 undeserved schools in middle tennessee.
Largest: $100,000 to PARKLAND FOUNDATION — texas capital foundation grant supports the comprehensive breast center at parkland hospital. a new expanded breast center aim at improving patient outcomes and satisfaction and pr…
Art & PracticeLos Angeles, CA
1 matching grant · $159,750 · through 2022Largest: $159,750 to PEDAGOGICAL INSTITUTE OF LOS ANGELES — provide support for pilaglobal's outreach efforts as well as their teachers that provide help and education to undeserved children throughout the world.
Abim FoundationPhiladelphia, PACharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $40,000 · through 2024Largest: $40,000 to THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS RIO GRANDE VALLEY — enhancing health equity and resident education in hispanic predominant undeserved communities - a structural an social determinants of health approach
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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 →