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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 “virgin”
Where the money went
Conrad N Hilton FoundationWestlake Village, CA
21 matching grants · $1.6M · through 2024Largest: $18,000 to INSTITUTE OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY — for usig assembly scholarships
Largest: $126,827 to UNIVERSITY OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS — scholarship and enrichment programs
Largest: $24,000 to VIRGIN ISLANDS GOVERNMENT HOSPITALS AND HEALTH FACILITIES CORP — general support ($12,000) and ($12,000) for the2025 ceremony to honor retirees and years of service milestones employees; supporton change management and compliance topics of waste…
Koch FoundationGainesville, FL
11 matching grants · $114,850 · through 2024Largest: $15,000 to Oblates of the Virgin Mary St Ignatius Province — to support the formation of seminarians
Largest: $30,000 to COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS — technical expertise, capacity building, strategic research & development
Largest: $10,000 to ASSUMPTION OF THE VIRGIN MARY GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH — churches, temples, & religious
Largest: $10,000 to Virgin Islands Surfing Federation Inc — seeks to build and nurture a board sports community in the us virgin islands.
Community Fdn of Greater Des MoinesDes Moines, IACharity · may take applications
6 matching grants · $199,921 · through 2024Largest: $50,821 to ASSUMPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY CATHOLIC CHURCH — school roof tops
The Chicago Community TrustChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
7 matching grants · $318,800 · through 2023Largest: $81,000 to Society of The Free Church of Saint Mary The Virgin — general support for programs, operations and other charitable purposes
Largest: $200,000 to FRIENDS OF VIRGIN ISLANDS NATIONAL PARK — archeology, heritage projects, maintenance and trails programs
The Foundation for the Reichhold CenterSt Thomas, VICharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $1.3M · through 2024Largest: $500,000 to UNIVERSITY OF THE VIRGIN ISL — arts & educational purposes
Largest: $165,000 to THE UNIVERSITY OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS — ocean stewardship and 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 →