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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 “visionary”
Where the money went
Largest: $250,000 to NEW PARADIGM FOR EDUCATION — new paradigm for education visionary leadership
Largest: $8,341 to VISIONARY WOMEN'S CENTRE — support for the mother's support programme and poultry project; sustainable agriculture training and support
Largest: $200,000 to TIDES CENTER — visionary leadership grant for lear debessonet
Largest: $750,000 to AMERICAN MODERN OPERA COMPANY — to support visionary artists in collaborative processes that reenvision a long-enduring art form in an artist-centric and contemporary manner
Tides FoundationSan Francisco, CACharity · may take applications
5 matching grants · $780,000 · through 2024Largest: $250,000 to VISIONARY JUSTICE STORYLAB — healthy individuals and communities
Largest: $244,500 to Carnegie Hall Corp — in support of carnegie hall, who's mission is to present extraordinary music and musicians on the three stages of this legendary hall, to bring the transformative power of music to…
The Chicago Community TrustChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $620,800 · through 2022Largest: $321,275 to The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society — support for student visionaries of the year (jacksonville) - per the fundraising efforts of stella moritz, general operating support, charlie's fund, support for program journal tr…
US Climate Action NetworkWashington, DCCharity · may take applications
6 matching grants · $110,000 · through 2023Largest: $60,000 to Backbone Campaign — visionary grant
Largest: $300,000 to KING BAUDOUIN FOUNDATION UNITED STA (AFRICAN VISIONARY FUND) — support avf in its work to drive equitable funding to proximate african visionaries deepen its focu
Largest: $400,000 to ALLIED MEDIA PROJECTS INC — visionary organizing lab
Thomas Dubois Hormel FoundationFort Lauderdale, FL
4 matching grants · $175,000 · through 2025Largest: $50,000 to CARNIEGE HALL — to support the power of music through performances, visionary education and social impact programs
Largest: $66,667 to AMERICAN TECHNION SOCIETY — to support visionary education and world-changing impact through research in energy, nanotechnology and life sciences.
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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 →