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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.

5 funders with a record of paying for “unretricted”

Where the money went

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The Derfner Foundation → Southampton Hospital Foundation: $1.1M across 2 grants, latest 2024The Negaunee Foundation → Ravinia Womens Board: $158K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Henry Foundation → Rosarian Academy: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2025Edelman Foundation → Ny Public Library: $4K across 4 grants, latest 2024Tr Ua George R & Evelyn W Brothers → Community Foundation of Central: $3K across 3 grants, latest 2025The Derfner Foundation → Caringkind: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2022The Negaunee Foundation → Mptv Friends: $17K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Derfner Foundation: $1.2M on this topic. Open the funder.The Derfner Foundation$1.2MThe Negaunee Foundation: $175K on this topic. Open the funder.The Negaunee Foundation$175KThe Henry Foundation: $25K on this topic. Open the funder.The Henry Foundation$25KEdelman Foundation: $4K on this topic. Open the funder.Edelman Foundation$4KTr Ua George R & Evelyn W Brothers: $3K on this topic. Open the funder.Tr Ua George R & Evelyn W Bro…$3KSouthampton Hospital Foundation: received $1.1M on this topicSouthampton Hospital Foundation$1.1MRavinia Womens Board: received $158K on this topicRavinia Womens Board$158KCaringkind: received $50K on this topicCaringkind$50KRosarian Academy: received $25K on this topicRosarian Academy$25KMptv Friends: received $17K on this topicMptv Friends$17KNy Public Library: received $4K on this topicNy Public Library$4KCommunity Foundation of Central: received $3K on this topicCommunity Foundation of Central$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 →