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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 “vertebrate”
Where the money went
Largest: $10,000 to SOCIETY OF VERTEBRATE PALEONTOLOGY — society of vertebrate paleontology futures award
Wm Keck FoundationLos Angeles, CA
2 matching grants · $2.4M · through 2024Largest: $1.4M to GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY — to investigate terrestrial locomotion in vertebrates
Largest: $10,000 to WESTERN FOUNDATION OF VERTEBRATE OF — researc and education
California Institute for BiodiversityBerkeley, CACharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $128,461 · through 2024Largest: $105,000 to Western Foundation of Vertebrate Zo — grants & funding
Largest: $61,779 to WESTERN FOUNDATION OF VERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY — program support
Dravet Syndrome FoundationCherry Hill, NJCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $500,000 · through 2024Largest: $500,000 to Regents Of The University Of Michigan — despite recent advances in small molecule drug discovery, the majority of dravet syndrome (ds) patients remain intractable and non-seizure symptoms are not addressed. this project …
Revive & RestoreSausalito, CACharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $29,200 · through 2023Largest: $29,200 to VERTEBRATE GENOME LABORATORY — grant for scientific research
Colossal Science FoundationChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $158,382 · through 2024Largest: $158,382 to THE ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY — to fund the completion of the reference genome assemblies of 14 critically endangered vertebrate species.
Largest: $15,000 to BLUE RIDER STABLES — blue rider stables' adaptive riding programs serve individuals and organizations throughout berkshire county and the tri-state area. programs such as ours have proven to be extreme…
Foundation for Appalachian OhioNelsonville, OHCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $19,591 · through 2024Largest: $19,591 to THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY OFFICE OF SPONSORED — small terrestrial vertebrate monitoring
The Oregon Community FoundationPortland, ORCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $15,720 · through 2022Largest: $15,720 to Society of Vertebrate Paleontology — science technology math
Largest: $15,640 to WORLD WILDLIFE FUND INC — a practical guide to environmental dna for the conservation of terrestrial mammals and other land vertebrates
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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 →