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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 “back”
Where the money went
Largest: $64,300 to Mesa Unified School District No 4 — provide back-to-school resources that support education access for students in need.
National Trust for Historic Preservation in the United StatesWashington, DCCharity · may take applications
94 matching grants · $4.2M · through 2023Largest: $60,000 to DOC'S 66 LLC — backing historic small restaurants
Largest: $18,460 to Marine Toys for Tots — corp donor pledge and back to school bash - supplies to kids in need
Center for Popular DemocracyBrooklyn, NYCharity · may take applications
64 matching grants · $11.0M · through 2024Largest: $440,748 to MAKE THE ROAD NEW YORK — campaign - housing,states,workers justice/climate justice/innovations - fight back!
Black Economic Council of MassachusettsRoxbury Crossing, MACharity · may take applications
53 matching grants · $613,931 · through 2025Largest: $26,000 to BLACK OWNED BOSTON LLC — back office support
Largest: $1.0M to INTERNATIONAL RESCUE COMMITTEE INC (464276) — backing equal futures
Largest: $23,450 to Social Service Volunteers of Nassau Inc — holiday cheer and back to school
Largest: $20,000 to FRIENDS OF BAKER PARK — to give back to local community
The Chicago Community TrustChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
37 matching grants · $4.4M · through 2023Largest: $590,400 to Center For Neighborhood Technology — general operating support, support for activities on the south side of chicago, unrestricted, to support administrative activities required to pursue a city of chicago contract on …
Low Income Investment FundSan Francisco, CACharity · may take applications
29 matching grants · $20.0M · through 2022Largest: $2.4M to KIDS ARE PEOPLE TOO CDC — back to work grant
The Boys and Girls ClubsBaltimore, MDCharity · may take applications
25 matching grants · $6.9M · through 2023Largest: $543,000 to BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF HARFORD & CECIL COUNTIES — the boys & girls clubs of metropolitan baltimore's project bounce back program will help maryland's youth recover from the devastating impacts of the covid-19 pandemic. the program…
Largest: $150,000 to National School Choice Awareness Foundation Inc — to support and implement a research-to-action program that will provide local, state, and national organizations partners with research-backed tools to expand parent awareness of t…
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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 →