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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 “wheelchair”
Where the money went
Largest: $110,000 to LIVING WATERS PHUKET FOUNDATION — wheelchair project and to purchase survival boxes and life bags
Largest: $20,000 to The Action Foundation — disability center grant supporting mobility devices, pt, inclusive education, parent caregiver trainings on wheelchair maintenance, nutrition, entrepreneurship
Largest: $3,000 to WHEELCHAIRS 4 KIDS — program support
Largest: $40,000 to WHEELCHAIRS 4 KIDS — general operating support
The Christian ClosetRockingham, NCCharity · may take applications
8 matching grants · $149,790 · through 2025Largest: $24,741 to Second Baptist Church — build wheelchair ramps
Largest: $80,000 to FREE WHEELCHAIR MISSION — to provide wheelchairs for use by indigent individuals in developing countries
The Jack R Walter FoundationNorth Hollywood, CA
7 matching grants · $86,800 · through 2025Largest: $22,000 to Wheels of Hope LA — wheelchair basketball support
Largest: $15,000 to MATHENY SCHOOL AND HOSPITAL INC — funding for the purchase of wheelchair friendly vinyl flooring.
The San Diego FoundationSan Diego, CACharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $135,000 · through 2024Largest: $55,000 to FREE WHEELCHAIR MISSION — for container of wheelchairs
Largest: $24,000 to FREE WHEELCHAIR MINISTRIES — to provide wheelchairs at no cost to people with disabilities living in developing nations
Knights of Columbus CharitiesNew Haven, CTCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $937,500 · through 2024Largest: $325,000 to AMERICAN WHEELCHAIR MISSION — for the acquisition and distribution of wheelchairs to the needy
United Cerebral Palsy of MiddleNashville, TNCharity · may take applications
6 matching grants · $92,131 · through 2024Largest: $20,191 to WESTMINSTER HOME CONNECTION — wheelchair ramps
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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 →