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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 “aims”
Where the money went
Largest: $744,950 to CARNEGIE ENDOWMENT FOR INTERNATIONAL PEACE — core support its asia program to develop a research and convening initiative aimed at understanding the sources of china's growing influence in the global south and offering policy…
Largest: $2.6M to REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA — in support of the development, piloting, and evaluation of resources and materials that aim to teach scientifically grounded reasoning for youth and non-expert scientists.
John D and Catherine T MacArthur Foundation (Consolidated)Chicago, IL
69 matching grants · $23.5M · through 2024Largest: $275,000 to Loyola University of Chicago — to support research and technical assistance aimed at reducing unnecessary incarceration in illinois.
Largest: $165,000 to Covenant House — support general aim
Largest: $150,000 to ASIAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER AMERICAN SCHOLARSHIP FUND — to support the native hawaiian pacific islander (nhpi) student success initiative, a research project aimed at reducing financial barriers and promoting academic success for nhpi s…
Largest: $679,271 to YALE UNIVERSITY — to embed a research unit within the connecticut department of social services, with the aim of supporting the state medicaid office to use data and evidence to shape policy.
Largest: $25,000 to PITZER COLLEGE — developing transformative educational pathways to health and racial equity: to support research and developing programs and policies that address the root cause of structural racis…
Largest: $15,000 to ARAB-JEWISH CENTER FOR EQUALITY EMPOWERMENT AND COOPERATION NEGEV INSTITUTE — to support the aiming high project, a pilot project that seeks to add both arab and haredi women to boards across multiple sectors.
United Way of New York CityNew York, NYCharity · may take applications
44 matching grants · $5.6M · through 2024Largest: $2.2M to SOMOS HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS INC — connect2care -uwnyc recently established connect2care, a health partnership with five community-based organizations across nyc. aiming to enhance these organizations capacity for h…
Center for Bridging CulturesMcLean, VACharity · may take applications
43 matching grants · $747,473 · through 2025Largest: $40,000 to Lewiston Porter Central School District — cross-cultural chinese language education grants aim to support k-12 schools to establish or enhance preexisting chinese language teaching programs. the grants can be used for teac…
Conrad N Hilton FoundationWestlake Village, CA
31 matching grants · $10.2M · through 2024Largest: $250,000 to RESILIENT CITIES CATALYST INC — to support the launch of the mediterranean climate resilience partnership, which aims to unite leaders from at-risk mediterranean zones to combat heat, wildfire, drought, aiming to…
Largest: $1.0M to Common Sense Media — to support state and federal policy and research aimed at closing digital divide.
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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 →