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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.

6 funders with a record of paying for “unrestrited”

Where the money went

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Frost Family Foundation → Hoola Na Pua: $75K across 1 grant, latest 2024Freeman Family Fund → Stephen Siller to Towers Fdn: $52K across 2 grants, latest 2022Ll & Eva Lentz Char Tr F0225900 → Rise Recovery: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2024Frank E Kaley Tuw-Kaley Fnd → Milford Community Athletic Association: $19K across 3 grants, latest 2025Coleman Family Foundation → Focus: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2024Michael & Marcia Neundorfer Foundation I → Doctors Without Borders: $2K across 1 grant, latest 2022Frost Family Foundation: $75K on this topic. Open the funder.Frost Family Foundation$75KFreeman Family Fund: $52K on this topic. Open the funder.Freeman Family Fund$52KLl & Eva Lentz Char Tr F0225900: $25K on this topic. Open the funder.Ll & Eva Lentz Char Tr F02259…$25KFrank E Kaley Tuw-Kaley Fnd: $19K on this topic. Open the funder.Frank E Kaley Tuw-Kaley Fnd$19KColeman Family Foundation: $10K on this topic. Open the funder.Coleman Family Foundation$10KMichael & Marcia Neundorfer Foundation I: $2K on this topic. Open the funder.Michael & Marcia Neundorfer F…$2KHoola Na Pua: received $75K on this topicHoola Na Pua$75KStephen Siller to Towers Fdn: received $52K on this topicStephen Siller to Towers Fdn$52KRise Recovery: received $25K on this topicRise Recovery$25KMilford Community Athletic Association: received $19K on this topicMilford Community Athletic Asso…$19KFocus: received $10K on this topicFocus$10KDoctors Without Borders: received $2K on this topicDoctors Without Borders$2K
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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 →