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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.
6 funders with a record of paying for “winfrey”
Where the money went
Largest: $10.0M to THE OPRAH WINFREY LEADERSHIP ACADEMY FDN — for operating expenses for the oprah winfrey leadership academy for girls in south africa.
Arkansas Community FoundationLittle Rock, ARCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $6,870 · through 2022Largest: $6,870 to UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS FOUNDATION - BUFFALO HALL UCA BOX 4986 CONWA — scholarships for students interested in journalism - please contact roycelyn winfrey at roycelynwinfrey@yahoo.com or 870- 519-9874 if you have any questions
MentorsIncline Village, NV
1 matching grant · $2,660 · through 2025Largest: $2,660 to HAMPTON UNIVERSITY — majie ahna winfrey, scholarship
Internews NetworkArcata, CACharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $18,154 · through 2022Largest: $18,154 to CARRIE WINFREY DBA (OKTHANKS LLC) — media development
Largest: $10,000 to Oprah Winfrey Charitable Foundation CIRCLE OF CARE — charitable contributions
Largest: $2,000 to SALLIE ELIZABETH WINFREY — educational grant
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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 →