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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 “unsrestricted”

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The Essel Foundation → The Lieber Institute for Brain Development: $10.0M across 1 grant, latest 2021Many Fold Foundation → Paideia School: $1000K across 3 grants, latest 2024Johnny Carson Foundation → Usta Foundation: $20K across 2 grants, latest 2024M Haley Foundation Inc → National Christian Foundation: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2023The Katie Mcgrath & Jj Abrams Family → Island Readers and Writers: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2022Eleanor & Leo Zucker Family → Lupus Foundation of America Inc: $3K across 3 grants, latest 2025Roy G Michell Charitable Foundation → Friends of the Veterans Treatment Court: $2K across 1 grant, latest 2024The Essel Foundation → Brain & Behavior Research Foundation: $2.5M across 1 grant, latest 2021Many Fold Foundation → Rodale Institute: $555K across 3 grants, latest 2024Many Fold Foundation → Freeflow Foundation: $52K across 1 grant, latest 2024Many Fold Foundation → Pals Play and Learn International: $15K across 1 grant, latest 2022Many Fold Foundation → Georgia Organics: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2024Many Fold Foundation → Three Magnolias Family Foundation: $8K across 1 grant, latest 2021The Essel Foundation: $12M on this topic. Open the funder.The Essel Foundation$12MMany Fold Foundation: $1.6M on this topic. Open the funder.Many Fold Foundation$1.6MJohnny Carson Foundation: $20K on this topic. Open the funder.Johnny Carson Foundation$20KM Haley Foundation Inc: $5K on this topic. Open the funder.M Haley Foundation Inc$5KThe Katie Mcgrath & Jj Abrams Family: $5K on this topic. Open the funder.The Katie Mcgrath & Jj Abrams…$5KEleanor & Leo Zucker Family: $3K on this topic. Open the funder.Eleanor & Leo Zucker Family$3KRoy G Michell Charitable Foundation: $2K on this topic. Open the funder.Roy G Michell Charitable Foun…$2KThe Lieber Institute for Brain Development: received $10.0M on this topicThe Lieber Institute for Brain…$10.0MBrain & Behavior Research Foundation: received $2.5M on this topicBrain & Behavior Research Found…$2.5MPaideia School: received $1000K on this topicPaideia School$1000KRodale Institute: received $555K on this topicRodale Institute$555KFreeflow Foundation: received $52K on this topicFreeflow Foundation$52KUsta Foundation: received $20K on this topicUsta Foundation$20KPals Play and Learn International: received $15K on this topicPals Play and Learn Internation…$15KGeorgia Organics: received $10K on this topicGeorgia Organics$10KThree Magnolias Family Foundation: received $8K on this topicThree Magnolias Family Foundati…$8KNational Christian Foundation: received $5K on this topicNational Christian Foundation$5KIsland Readers and Writers: received $5K on this topicIsland Readers and Writers$5KLupus Foundation of America Inc: received $3K on this topicLupus Foundation of America Inc$3KFriends of the Veterans Treatment Court: received $2K on this topicFriends of the Veterans Treatme…$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 →