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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.
12 funders with a record of paying for “usually”
Where the money went
Largest: $4,500 to LINDSAY BENNER — give grants to magicians in devastating financial need, usually due to financial hardship.
Largest: $50,000 to ECOTARIUM — usual annualeducation programs and o
Largest: $155,822 to BELGIAN FRANCQUI CHAIRS — awarded to belgians who accept a teaching appointment at another belgian university. the francqui chair awards encourages exchanges between belgian universities. the inaugural lect…
Largest: $127,000 to FRIENDS OF AFRICA AMINI FOUNDATION — to provide access to comprehensive medical services of high quality standard for everyone in tanzania, including people that usually cannot afford it
Largest: $25,000 to THE UNITED METHODIST CHILDREN'S HOME — usual and ordinaryexpenses of
Center for International PolicyWashington, DCCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $245,800 · through 2022Largest: $130,903 to MIGHTY EARTH — these contributions are transfers to close out the respective program. usually the center's agreements with the organizations listed stipulate that the grantees must submit financi…
York County Volunteer AssociationYorktown, VACharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $40,000 · through 2024Largest: $30,000 to York-Poquoson Sheriff's Office Community Fund — the york-poquoson sheriff's office "shop with the sheriff" program began in december 2001. the program strives to serve those children in the york county and the city of poquoson w…
Largest: $4,000 to FIRST CHRISTIAN PRE-PRIMARY SCHOOL — provides a positive pre-school experience with an emphasis on speech and language enrichment activities for children who are having more than usual difficulty learning communicatio…
Largest: $5,000 to The Student Conservation Inc — the regional high school youth crew consists of two to four weeks paid, summer programming providing primarily rural, alaska native youth with practical workforce skills through ha…
Kansas Health FoundationWichita, KSCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $50,000 · through 2024Largest: $50,000 to Empower Evergreen Inc — to provide funding in support of development of an experimental new type of financial institution designed to serve people who are traditionally thought of as being "un-bankable." …
Marshall FoundationLos Angeles, CA
1 matching grant · $80,000 · through 2021Largest: $80,000 to CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT DOCUMENTARY INC — produces and distributes socially conscious documentaries from perspectives not usually addressed by mainstream media
Largest: $30,000 to UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON — in support of a data brief focused on understanding the trends and impacts of having a usual source of care on patient outcomes
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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 →