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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.
7 funders with a record of paying for “unspent”
Where the money went
The Florida Bar FoundationMaitland, FLCharity · may take applications
5 matching grants · $17.8M · through 2024Largest: $7.5M to COMMUNITY LEGAL SERVICES OF MID-FLORIDA INC — lap - 2025 iota funding and return of unspent funds
American Academy of PediatricsItasca, ILCharity · may take applications
5 matching grants · $102,843 · through 2022Largest: $12,737 to UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT — 2022 some young investigator; return unspent funds natalie tedford catch2021
United Way of Central New YorkSyracuse, NYCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $1.1M · through 2022Largest: $1.1M to EARLY CHILDHOOD ALLIANCE ONONDAGA — eca was an initiative of the uwcny. in 2023 it became its own not-for-profit organization and uwcny transferred the unspent revenues to the new organization.
Inasmuch FoundationOklahoma City, OK
1 matching grant · $415,667 · through 2023Largest: $415,667 to SMART START CENTRAL OKLAHOMA — smart start acquisition transition ($415,667) ($10, 926.45 in unspent funds refunded to inasmuch on 6.26.2024)
Rex and Margaret Fortune School of EducationSacramento, CACharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $188,759 · through 2021Largest: $188,759 to 50Can Inc — pass through of freedom coalition for charter schools unspent funds to new fiscal agent
Allied Media ProjectsDetroit, MICharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $12,890 · through 2024Largest: $12,890 to TRANSFORMING POWER FUND — unspent grant funds returned
Community Foundation for Greater BuffaloBuffalo, NYCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $13,406 · through 2022Largest: $13,406 to THE NORMAN A SCHOELL CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC — unspent funds
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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 →