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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 “whitaker”
Where the money went
Largest: $326,970 to RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR MENTAL HYGIENE INC — pledged gift to support the whitaker fellowship at the nys psychiatric institute
Largest: $15,000 to WHITAKER RABI — fellowship stipend
Largest: $5,500 to MIYONAH WHITAKER — unc greensboroand duketuition
The Pokagon FundNew Buffalo, MI
6 matching grants · $17,000 · through 2024Largest: $3,000 to INDIANA UNIVERSITY — erin whitaker spring 2023
Largest: $30,000 to WHITAKER CENTER FOR SCIENCE AND THE ARTS — to refurbish and illuminate the iconic whitaker center pylon torches and use them as a beacon for the citizens of harrisburg.
Greater Moses Lake Rotary Scholarship FoundationMoses Lake, WA
4 matching grants · $22,500 · through 2025Largest: $8,000 to JENNA WHITAKER — university of idaho
Pennsylvania Partnership forHarrisburg, PACharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $172,360 · through 2023Largest: $65,610 to THE WHITAKER CENTER FOR SCIENCE AND — fund program activit
Largest: $20,000 to WHITAKER CENTER FOR SCIENCE AND THE ARTS — general charitable use
Largest: $10,000 to WHITAKER CENTER FOR SCIENCE AND THE ARTS — program support
Children IncorporatedNorth Chesterfield, VACharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $27,757 · through 2024Largest: $9,715 to HERALD WHITAKER MIDDLE SCHOOL — provides basic and health related needs such as clothing, shoes, food; educational needs such as materials and supplies
The Foundation for Enhancing CommunitiesHarrisburg, PACharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $45,565 · through 2022Largest: $32,012 to WHITAKER CENTER FOR SCIENCE AND THE ARTS — 2022 distribution
Community Foundation of CollierNaples, FLCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $30,000 · through 2023Largest: $10,000 to WHITAKER CENTER FOR SCIENCE AND THE ARTS — arts, culture, & humanities
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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 →