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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 “vera”
Where the money went
Largest: $896,000 to VERA INSTITUTE OF JUSTICE INC — to study the statewide impact of the new york state bail reform legislation.
Largest: $350,000 to VERA INSTITUTE OF JUSTICE INC — for vera's narrative change work that identifies and elevates the messages, communications frames, and stories that build support for criminal justice reform
Largest: $300,408 to VERA INSTITUTE OF JUSTICE INC — vera california - centering health through a system of care: to support data collection, analysis and research on how los angeles county can create safety outside of the criminal j…
Vera French FoundationDavenport, IACharity · may take applications
14 matching grants · $1.4M · through 2024Largest: $429,527 to VERA FRENCH CMHC — carol's village gardens
Largest: $57,750 to Vera Institute of Justice — celebration grant
John D and Catherine T MacArthur Foundation (Consolidated)Chicago, IL
9 matching grants · $4.8M · through 2024Largest: $1.0M to Vera Institute of Justice Inc — for project coordination and technical assistance to local jurisdictions seeking to reduce jail use safely and address racial and ethnic disparities.
Largest: $500,000 to UWM Foundation Inc — vera zilber public health fund
Largest: $500,000 to Vera Institute of Justice Inc — program support for vera louisiana to launch a criminal justice data dashboard.
Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy FundNew York, NYCharity · may take applications
6 matching grants · $15.3M · through 2024Largest: $5.2M to VERA INSTITUTE OF JUSTICE INC — community & human services
Marshall E Rinker Sr FoundationWest Palm Beach, FL
5 matching grants · $950,000 · through 2024Largest: $250,000 to FURMAN UNIVERSITY — the marshall and vera lee rinker presidential scholarship
The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift FundNew York, NYCharity · may take applications
6 matching grants · $547,750 · through 2024Largest: $198,500 to VERA INSTITUTE OF JUSTICE INC — community outreach & enrichment programs
Largest: $100,000 to VERA BRADLEY FOUNDATION FOR BREAST CANCER — breast cancer research
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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 →