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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 “vendor”
Where the money went
Largest: $15,000 to JACK STILLINGTON- DR CLAIRE TREMAIN — the purpose of the dr. claire tremaine & george mentas scholarship is to provide financial assistance to high school students who demonstrate merit, potential and financial need an…
Oregon Worker ReliefPortland, ORCharity · may take applications
54 matching grants · $1.6M · through 2024Largest: $160,000 to INNOVATION LAW LAB — vendor navigation services capacity
Health Resources in ActionBoston, MACharity · may take applications
35 matching grants · $10.0M · through 2024Largest: $500,000 to REVITALIZE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION — eohhs sso integration fund vendor, community health grantmaking, unrestricted
Alameda County Deputy Sheriffs'Ashland, CACharity · may take applications
23 matching grants · $2.6M · through 2021Largest: $217,200 to SULEIMEN HAJIZI DBA BLUE DISH CAFE AND CA — meal preparation for social services meal vendor program
Biotechnology Innovation OrganizationWashington, DCCharity · may take applications
22 matching grants · $216,100 · through 2024Largest: $23,100 to LIFE SCIENCES PENNSYLVANIA — sponsorship and complimentary associate membership of bio bbs vendor
Western Fire Chiefs AssociationWilsonville, ORCharity · may take applications
15 matching grants · $284,400 · through 2024Largest: $57,400 to CAL POLY CORPORATION — pass-thru of fees frm vendor sales
Largest: $157,090 to Robin Merger Corporation Inc — ed-fi vendor research & evaluation
Housing TelecommunicationsCheshire, CTCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $2.9M · through 2024Largest: $1.2M to PUBLIC AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING RESEARCH CORP — public and affordable housing research corpto support pahrc's exempt purposes, namely for general support of and to assist pahrc in carrying out research projects and consultations…
Jsargeant Reynolds Community CollegeRichmond, VACharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $879,840 · through 2024Largest: $440,644 to J SARGEANT REYNOLDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE — all grant funds are to be used for scholarships and programs for reynolds community college. only enrolled students receive scholarships. program expenditures are made directly to …
Largest: $175,000 to PUBLIC COUNSEL — improving health outcomes through housing and economic justice: to provide legal research and policy analysis support to community-led movements advancing economic justice for stre…
Milwaukee Area Technical CollegeMilwaukee, WICharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $21.8M · through 2023Largest: $7.1M to MILWAUKEE AREA TECHNICAL COLLEGE — milwaukee pbs operating expenses - payment of milwaukee pbs invoices directly to vendors
Largest: $80,000 to THE BERRYESSA FLEA MARKET VENDORS ASSOCIATION — support the berryessa flea market vendors association
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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 →