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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.
11 funders with a record of paying for “wald”
Where the money went
Largest: $35,200 to WALD PARK INC — community development
Largest: $8,558 to RYAN PATRICK WALD — scholarship for higher education
The Charles E andFt Mitchell, KY
2 matching grants · $55,000 · through 2024Largest: $30,000 to WALD PARK INC — lighting for park
Largest: $15,000 to LONDON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA — professional performance grant: sins, kdm, vom tod im wald - performances and recording
Largest: $100,000 to Dara Wald — as a 2024 andrew carnegie fellow for the project, "the polarization of science, source credibility, and the public good"
Largest: $6,000 to MARGARET WALDING — scholarship - auburn universtiy
Largest: $12,841 to SHMUEL WALD MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FU — needy assistance
Largest: $2,000 to ZAYNA QAISSI — scholarship (wald-gordon award)
Largest: $3,000 to MARSHA WALD — maui lahaina disaster relief grant to individuals.
Largest: $2,500 to UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN FOUNDATION — american family children's hospital - dr. wald campaign match
Michigan Scottish Rite FundShelby Township, MI
1 matching grant · $1,000 · through 2023Largest: $1,000 to Gavin Wald — tuition only grant in aid
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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 →