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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 “wayfinder”
Where the money went
National Geographic SocietyWashington, DCCharity · may take applications
7 matching grants · $648,168 · through 2024Largest: $100,000 to Critical Ecology Lab — wayfinder award
Largest: $300,000 to Wayfinder Foundation — to increase awareness of and support for education reform issues as part of a broader social and racial justice agenda.
Largest: $35,000 to WAYFINDER FAMILY SERVICES — for continued support of wayfinders child development services (previously known as early intervention program (the program), which program assists approximately 500 infants and yo…
Orange County Parks FoundationIrvine, CACharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $608,041 · through 2024Largest: $222,234 to IRVINE RANCH CONSERVANCY — to support conservation and land management programs conducted by irvine ranch conservancy, help improve parking lot, restroom, trailhead access, signage and wayfinding for waterwo…
Seattle FoundationSeattle, WACharity · may take applications
5 matching grants · $272,500 · through 2022Largest: $100,000 to WAYFIND — to support the delta vision project
Largest: $59,256 to WAYFINDER SCHOOLS — general financial support
Largest: $1.1M to JUNIOR BLIND OF AMERICA - WAYFINDER — unrestricted general
Largest: $45,000 to WAYFINDER FAMILY SERVICES — childrens services
Largest: $30,000 to Wayfinder Family Services — child development program
Largest: $12,990 to WAYFINDER FAMILY SERVICES — general operating
Largest: $37,806 to WAYFINDER SCHOOLS — general operating purposes
Largest: $20,000 to WAYFINDER FAMILY SERVICES — program support
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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 →