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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 “worldwide”
Where the money went
Ck and Kay Ho FoundationRancho Palos Verdes, CA
23 matching grants · $1.3M · through 2025Largest: $300,000 to OVERSEAS CAMPUS MINISTRIES INC — for the support of christian missionaries & educational services worldwide
Largest: $200,000 to MININGWATCH CA — for the find-an-independent-mining-expert database (faime) pilot project, a shared tool for organizations and communities affected by mining worldwide.
Conrad N Hilton FoundationWestlake Village, CA
15 matching grants · $2.6M · through 2024Largest: $385,000 to BLE SOLUTIONS LLC — to conduct research and evaluation on efforts to strengthen the skills of sisters and foster collaborative networks among catholic sisters worldwide
Seattle FoundationSeattle, WACharity · may take applications
16 matching grants · $320,000 · through 2024Largest: $60,000 to ENVIRONMENTAL LAW ALLIANCE WORLDWIDE — to provide general support
Silicon Valley Community FoundationMountain View, CACharity · may take applications
12 matching grants · $4.7M · through 2024Largest: $3.5M to Imagine Worldwide — community development
Largest: $1.0M to JA WORLDWIDE INC — entrepreneurship education europe program
Largest: $600,000 to UNITED WAY WORLDWIDE — 82659 supporting the united way worldwide hurricane helene disaster relief and recovery fund
Servant FoundationOverland Park, KSCharity · may take applications
15 matching grants · $217,900 · through 2024Largest: $45,000 to Wings Outreach Worldwide — religious ministry
United Way of Greater Milwaukee &Milwaukee, WICharity · may take applications
12 matching grants · $689,831 · through 2024Largest: $137,738 to UNITED WAY WORLDWIDE — donor designations
Largest: $25,000 to CONQUER CANCER FOUNDATION OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY — charitable contribution - to conquer cancer worldwide by funding breakthrough research and sharing cutting-edge knowledge. conquer cancer's vision is a world free from the fear of …
The Chicago Community TrustChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
11 matching grants · $2.3M · through 2023Largest: $116,800 to PEF — support for restart global, support for impact-se, support for felicja blumental music center, support for impact-se, support for palestinian media watch, a/k/a the center for medi…
Largest: $1.0M to INTNL PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION WORLDWIDE INC — for general operating support
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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 →