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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 “addicts”
Where the money went
Largest: $300,000 to UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE — criminal justice and addiction
Virginia Association ofRichmond, VACharity · may take applications
72 matching grants · $12.9M · through 2024Largest: $737,918 to The McShin Foundation — indigent bed, virginia state opioid response, addiction management assistance
Hope in the Hills IncorporatedHuntington, WVCharity · may take applications
59 matching grants · $1.1M · through 2025Largest: $25,000 to Laurens Wish Addiction — support addiction recovery
Illinois Alcohol & Other Drug AbuseSpringfield, ILCharity · may take applications
17 matching grants · $4.0M · through 2024Largest: $520,000 to AURORA UNIVERSITY — prevention and addiction recovery workforce development
American Academy of AddictionEast Providence, RICharity · may take applications
15 matching grants · $7.8M · through 2024Largest: $5.3M to ADDICTION TRANSFER TECHNOLOGY CENTER (ATTC) — develop educational resources and training
The Release Recovery FoundationNew York, NYCharity · may take applications
11 matching grants · $401,152 · through 2024Largest: $90,000 to ASHLEY ADDICTION TREATMENT — scholarship fund for individuals to recieve addiction treatment
Largest: $25,975 to OXFORD HOUSE — assist with addiction treatment
Largest: $10,000 to CHACHABAD OF SOUTH PALM BEACH — support for jewish addiction awareness network
Largest: $58,000 to ASHEVILLE BUNCOMBE INSTITUTE OF PARITY ACHIEVEMENT — the clinicians of color movement aims to diversify the substance use workforce by providing new and prospective certified alcohol and drug counselors, licensed clinical addiction s…
Largest: $7,000 to HAZELDEN BETTY FORD FOUNDATION — the hazelden betty ford foundation is a force of healing and hope for individuals, families, and communities affected by addiction to alcohol and drugs. the foundation is a leading…
Largest: $750,000 to PARTNERSHIP TO END ADDICTION — expanding no-cost addiction services for low-income spanish-speaking new yorkers
Akron Community FoundationAkron, OHCharity · may take applications
13 matching grants · $507,801 · through 2024Largest: $143,486 to CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER OF AKRON DBA AKRON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL — for peer recovery for addicted mothers (pram)
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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 →