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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 “ward”
Where the money went
Largest: $253,725 to University of Maine — scholarships continued - l jameson, i janoch, h jellison, b jewell, k johnson, m johnson, s johnson, m jones, t jones, m jordan, t judd, j keller, g kelly, l kelly, k kemper, k ken…
Largest: $140,000 to SOUTH WARD ALLIANCE — to support south ward promise neighborhood's commitment to addressing community healthcare needs via the south ward wellness center
Largest: $95,000 to SOUTH WARD ENVIRONMENTAL ALLIANCE — to support the south ward environmental alliance to empower dayton street neighborhood residents to understand economic development through training, leadership development and adv…
Largest: $5,000 to BISHOP WARD HIGH SCHOOL — 2023 spirit of bishop ward scholarship event
John D and Catherine T MacArthur Foundation (Consolidated)Chicago, IL
8 matching grants · $881,000 · through 2023Largest: $125,000 to Ken Ward Jr — macarthur foundation fellow award - investigative journalist
Largest: $11,800 to MOYLE PARK LDS WARD — program services
Largest: $350,000 to Fifth Ward Community Redevelopment — project support for fifth ward cultural arts district to build capacity and codevelop a houston cultural districts plan
Richard V Harris FoundationIncline Villlage, NV
9 matching grants · $130,900 · through 2025Largest: $49,000 to LDS Church South Meadows Ward — general church use needs
Children at the Crossroads FoundationChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $2.6M · through 2023Largest: $978,043 to FRANCES XAVIER WARDE SCHOOL — to provide scholarships to students of frances xavier warde school.
Largest: $2.3M to MCFADDIN WARD HOUSE INC — operating budget
Largest: $16,905 to Ward C — educational scholarship
The Greater New Orleans FoundationNew Orleans, LACharity · may take applications
8 matching grants · $306,265 · through 2024Largest: $81,412 to 18TH WARD SPORTS CLUB — youth development
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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 →