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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 “unfinished”
Where the money went
Hispanic FederationNew York, NYCharity · may take applications
109 matching grants · $817,500 · through 2022Largest: $7,500 to ZAVALA & ASSOCIATES — unfinished business initiative
Largest: $270,000 to UNFINISHED LIVE — 80157 supporting the unfinished live event 2022 that connects the work of impact leaders in the digital influence sphere toward a more equitable culture
Largest: $7.0M to KHAN ACADEMY — support computer science work and unfinished learning programs
Largest: $166,667 to RONALD REAGAN PRESIDENTIAL FOUNDATI — to help complete president reagans unfinished work and to preserve the timeless principles he championed: individual liberty, economic opportunity, global democracy and national pr…
Largest: $14,000 to Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundati — the mission of the ronald reagan presidential foundation and institute is to complete president reagans unfinished work and to preserve the timeless principles he championed: indiv…
Largest: $83,333 to THE RONALD REAGAN PRESIDENTIAL FOUNDATION AND INSTITUTE — to complete president reagan's unfinished work and to preserve and promote the timeless principles he championed: individual liberty, economic opportunity, global democracy and nat…
Ascendium Education SolutionsMadison, WICharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $210,200 · through 2023Largest: $210,200 to COMMUNITY COLLEGES OF APPALACHIA — 30th annual conference - unfinished business: expanding equitable pathways to success maintain momentum: supporting postsecondary education membership organizations and networks
Largest: $200,000 to INSTRUCTION PARTNERS — for supporting leaders and teachers in addressing unfinished learning
Largest: $75,000 to Instruction Partners — toward the expansion of school partnerships to close unfinished learning gaps
Largest: $103,000 to Emily Bernard — as a 2020 andrew carnegie fellow for the project, "unfinished women"
Ruk MinistriesArgyle, TXCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $20,849 · through 2024Largest: $20,849 to REFUGE FOR WOMEN — donation to help build shed and unfinished projects
Largest: $25,000 to THE EDUCATION TRUST — r3: making up for unfinished instruction and equitable recession-induced layoffs
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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 →