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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.
4 funders with a record of paying for “uvcs”
Where the money went
Largest: $1.1M to THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK — efficacy studies on far-uvc sterilization technology
Manifold for CharitySan Francisco, CACharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $25,000 · through 2024Largest: $25,000 to Blueprint Biosecurity — validate a solution for ozone generation from far uvc germicidal light
Blueprint BiosecurityWashington, DCCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $12,500 · through 2024Largest: $12,500 to JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY — center for health security far-uvc workshop support.
Largest: $3,100 to UNADILLA VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL — uvcs rif program
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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 →

