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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 “unstricted”

Where the money went

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The Lampert Foundation → University of Miami: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2024The Joseph J Scott Foundation → Kaycee Senior Housing: $11K across 3 grants, latest 2024Winn-Dunaway Family Foundation → Design Inspirations: $6K across 1 grant, latest 2022The Lampert Foundation: $100K on this topic. Open the funder.The Lampert Foundation$100KThe Joseph J Scott Foundation: $11K on this topic. Open the funder.The Joseph J Scott Foundation$11KWinn-Dunaway Family Foundation: $6K on this topic. Open the funder.Winn-Dunaway Family Foundation$6KUniversity of Miami: received $100K on this topicUniversity of Miami$100KKaycee Senior Housing: received $11K on this topicKaycee Senior Housing$11KDesign Inspirations: received $6K on this topicDesign Inspirations$6K
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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 →