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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 “bender”
Where the money went
Largest: $150,000 to BENDER JCC OF GREATER WASHINGTON — bender-dosik parenting center
The Jewish Federation of GreaterNorth Bethesda, MDCharity · may take applications
7 matching grants · $3.7M · through 2024Largest: $936,489 to BENDER JCC — jfgw communal support grants
Largest: $125,000 to BENDER JCC OF GREATER WASHINGTON — overall charitable purpose of the organization
Arts and Humanities Council of MontgomerSilver Spring, MDCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $329,603 · through 2024Largest: $140,226 to BENDER JC OF GREATER WASHINGTON — general operating support
Largest: $15,000 to BENDER JCC OF GREATER WASHINGTON — kreeger auditorium foyer upgrades
Jewish Federation of MetropolitanChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $133,400 · through 2024Largest: $74,300 to Bender Jewish Community Center of Greater Washington — grants from donor advised funds - operating support
Largest: $50,000 to BENDER JCC OF GREATER WASHINGTON — support various events for jewish community - camp jcc and scholarships
The Jensen ProjectDallas, TXCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $600,000 · through 2024Largest: $285,000 to REBECCA BENDER INITIATIVE — to serve adult female survivors of human trafficking through economic empowerment and housing programs.
Largest: $100,000 to BENDER JCC OF GREATER WASHINGTON — general charitable purposes
Meals On Wheels AmericaArlington, VACharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $31,133 · through 2024Largest: $9,370 to BENDER JCC OF GREATER WASHINGTON — project support
Largest: $30,000 to BENDER JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER OF GREATER WASHINGTON INC — the isadore and bertha gudelsky exceptional swim program (2 of 3)
Sachs Mary C Tr U WSaint Louis, MO
5 matching grants · $5,000 · through 2025Largest: $1,000 to BENDER JCC OF GREATER WASHINGTON — general operating
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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 →