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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.

3 funders with a record of paying for “unrestictedgrant”

Where the money went

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The Karen Katen Foundation → Ny Botanical Garden Center: $80K across 3 grants, latest 2025Joan F Dionne Family Foundation → Horizons: $20K across 4 grants, latest 2025The Gdl Foundation → Grand Teton National Park Fdn: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2025The Karen Katen Foundation → Johns Island Community Service: $12K across 4 grants, latest 2025The Gdl Foundation → Appalachian Mountain Club: $3K across 1 grant, latest 2025The Gdl Foundation → Cornell Lab of Ornithology: $3K across 1 grant, latest 2025The Karen Katen Foundation: $92K on this topic. Open the funder.The Karen Katen Foundation$92KJoan F Dionne Family Foundation: $20K on this topic. Open the funder.Joan F Dionne Family Foundati…$20KThe Gdl Foundation: $15K on this topic. Open the funder.The Gdl Foundation$15KNy Botanical Garden Center: received $80K on this topicNy Botanical Garden Center$80KHorizons: received $20K on this topicHorizons$20KJohns Island Community Service: received $12K on this topicJohns Island Community Service$12KGrand Teton National Park Fdn: received $10K on this topicGrand Teton National Park Fdn$10KAppalachian Mountain Club: received $3K on this topicAppalachian Mountain Club$3KCornell Lab of Ornithology: received $3K on this topicCornell Lab of Ornithology$3K
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Source: IRS Form 990-PF Part XV and Form 990 Schedule I, tax years 20192025. 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 →