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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 “ability”
Where the money went
Largest: $250,000 to Brown University — to launch the state assessment data repository, an online database and tool that will significantly increase the ability of the public and researchers to understand and analyze tre…
Largest: $99,058 to GLASSER SCHOENBAUM HUM SVCS CTR — 78117 studying covid-19's impact on alignment of social service and public health sectors as related to communities' ability to absorb clinical referrals
Largest: $400,000 to COUNTY OF ALLEGHENY THROUGH ITS DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES — for hello baby, engaging and supporting families with new babies in differentiated ways to improve the well-being of children and families, mitigate adverse childhood experiences, …
Largest: $213,938 to REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNES — educational research on issues related to the role of cognitive ability in higher education and employment.
Largest: $850,000 to DIRECTIONS INDEPENDENT CULTURE — core support to ettijahat and four regional organizations to collaborate to strengthen their ability to respond to covid-19 related needs in the arts and culture sector of the arab…
Largest: $5,000 to ABILITIES INC — program support
Wk Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI
15 matching grants · $2.8M · through 2022Largest: $400,000 to NEW LEADERS INC — provide core support for new leaders' national aspiring principals fellowship to build the capacity of effective, equity-minded k-12 school leaders of color, who are committed to t…
New Jersey League of Conservation VotersTrenton, NJCharity · may take applications
18 matching grants · $342,600 · through 2023Largest: $78,100 to NJ FUTURE — to support a robust grassroots education, outreach & engagement program that culminates in communities having the ability to fund green and gray water infrastructure within nj by e…
Largest: $15,000 to MORGANS INCLUSION INITIATIVE — morgans inclusion initiatives stated mission is to improve the quality of life for individuals of all ages and all abilities through initiatives that produce fully inclusive, ultra…
Largest: $5,000 to TALAN REYNOLDS — scholarship based on individual's ability to demonstrate academic achievement, financial need, and an express interest in pursuing a degree in business or entrepreneurial business.
Largest: $1.9M to TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA — to expand pwbm's ability to provide accurate, accessible, and transparent budget and economic analysis of public policy by providing more access to the model and data while deepeni…
Largest: $10,000 to Winners at Work Inc — at abilities unlimited, we have been committed for the last 15 years to systemic change that empowers individuals with disabilities. we work on the micro- and macro-level to foster…
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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 →