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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 “varying”
Where the money went
The Winston-Salem FoundationWinstonsalem, NCCharity · may take applications
2369 matching grants · $241.8M · through 2024Largest: $5.8M to Charities Aid Foundation America — 14 grant(s) for varying purposes
The Stanley & JoyceBeverly Hills, CA
8 matching grants · $93,401 · through 2024Largest: $25,000 to LA PHIL — to support the los angeles philharmonic association which presents, and promotes the performing arts in its varied forms at the highest level of excellence to a diverse and large a…
Van Andel InstituteGrand Rapids, MICharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $501.7M · through 2023Largest: $286.3M to VAN ANDEL RESEARCH INSTITUTE — support for vari operating expenses.
Largest: $43,222 to Maa Madhuri Brij Varis Sewa Sadan A — purpose of all gifts are exclusively religious, charitable, scientific, literary and educational
Mechanical Contractors AssociationBurr Ridge, ILCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $50,000 · through 2024Largest: $12,500 to JOHN R GENTILLE FOUNDATION — build strong working relationships with many industry practitioners, academics, manufacturer/supplier representatives, and industry consultants. these strong and varied relationshi…
Largest: $91,500 to BOARD OF REGENTS NEVADA SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION — support to study job creation among entrepreneurs by examining the effects of various policy levers incl. minimum wages, payroll taxes & employment protection legislation in commun…
United Way of Portage CountyStevens Point, WICharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $535,682 · through 2023Largest: $280,325 to Stevens Point Area YMCA — the ymca scholarship assistance program allows at risk youth and adults from low income households to join the ymca on a sliding scale fee basis. the adaptive recreation program of…
Largest: $450,000 to JOINT CENTER FOR POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC STUDIES INC — to support the growth of the joint center for political and economic studies as a visible, credible leader in nonpartisan technology policy research by enabling the hiring of new e…
Advance Mississippi 2024Ridgeland, MSCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $104,737 · through 2024Largest: $90,000 to HOSEMANN FAMILY AUTISM FOUNDATION — to help fund scholarships for those seeking advanced degrees in varying areas of special education teaching within the state of mississippi.
Largest: $25,000 to LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC — to present and promote the performing arts in its varied forms at the highest level of excellaence.
Consortium of Universities for theArlington, MACharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $48,399 · through 2024Largest: $26,323 to RUTGERS UNIVERSITY — ciroh: process synthesis, hydrologic process synthesis across diverse landscapes: providing theoretical support for spatially varying model formulations in future instantiations of…
Largest: $2,500 to ATHELAS THERAPEUTIC RIDING INC — provides opportunities for people with varying ability levels to challenge themselvesphysically and emotionally and to set goals to improve their quality of life through activities…
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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 →