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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 “whispers”
Where the money went
Largest: $352,432 to WHISPERING ROOTS INC — 2026 operating grant
James N McCoy FoundationWichita Falls, TX
5 matching grants · $176,000 · through 2024Largest: $56,000 to WHISPERS OF HOPE HORSE FARM — general operations.
Largest: $150,000 to WHISPERING ROOTS — general operating
United Way of the MidlandsOmaha, NECharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $320,000 · through 2024Largest: $205,000 to WHISPERING ROOTS — nebraska & iowa tornado relief assistance/community impact fund allocations/arpa allocations
Largest: $8,833 to WHISPERING MANES THERAP RIDING CTR — to promote healthcare
Largest: $20,000 to WHISPERING WINDS CAMP — general charitable purpose
Largest: $220,830 to LAST WHISPERS — gift to support the project - reversal/ode to joy (part 3)
Largest: $10,000 to WHISPERING ANGELS YOUTH RANCH — dedicated to providing hope, healing, love and acceptance to young minds, through the spirit and love of a horse, in a nurturing farm environment.
Largest: $100,000 to Whispering Hope Ranch — nature and animals to special needs children
Largest: $163,500 to INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC ACCURACY — whisper general operating support
Largest: $50,000 to WHISPERING ROOTS — food security initiative
Largest: $50,000 to WHISPERING MANES THERAPEUTIC RIDING CENTER — general operations
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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 →