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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 “welfae”
Where the money went
Largest: $236,729 to EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS SOCIAL WELFA — educaiton, housing, social welfare
Largest: $10,000 to East High School Foundation — health & welfae
Largest: $5,000 to INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR ANIMAL WELFA — to protect the lives of orphaned elephants
Largest: $20,000 to INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR ANIMAL WELFA — animal welfare
Largest: $1,057 to INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR ANIMAL WELFA — public support
Largest: $6,000 to International Fund for Animal Welfa — charitable donation
Largest: $2,000 to CAPE CORAL FRIENDS OF WILDLIFE — community welfae
Largest: $50,000 to INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR ANIMAL WELFA — right whale campaign
Largest: $15,000 to International Fund for Animal Welfa — fresh thinking and bold action for animals, people, and the place we call home.
Largest: $10,000 to International Fund for Animal Welfa — general operating
Largest: $5,000 to INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR ANIMAL WELFA — $3,000 - los angeles fires$2,000 - unrestricted
Largest: $12,500 to INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR ANIMAL WELFA — charitable donation
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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 →