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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 “blocks”
Where the money went
AccessmattersPhiladelphia, PACharity · may take applications
70 matching grants · $28.4M · through 2024Largest: $2.6M to CITY OF PHILADELPHIA - AMBULATORY HEALTH SERVICES — family planning. social services block grant, mch block grant, breast & cervical cancer
Arts & Science CouncilCharlotte, NCCharity · may take applications
74 matching grants · $3.1M · through 2023Largest: $445,718 to CHARLOTTE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA — culture blocks program investment, operating support grant, at&t education endowment grant
Role Model Movement Inc NfpChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
49 matching grants · $280,122 · through 2024Largest: $6,567 to 700 Block 61st Block Club — block club grant
Arts Sciences & Cultural CouncilCharlotte, NCCharity · may take applications
46 matching grants · $1.7M · through 2024Largest: $275,211 to CHARLOTTE BALLET — culture blocks program investment
United Way of New York CityNew York, NYCharity · may take applications
19 matching grants · $1.2M · through 2023Largest: $328,697 to THE WAKEMAN AGENCY LLC — education - black studies cirriculum -helping nyc officials design, refine, and implement a black studies curriculum for nyc schools. as part of this work, uwnyc launched over 30+ …
The Chicago Community TrustChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
27 matching grants · $3.2M · through 2023Largest: $36,100 to KIDS OFF THE BLOCK INC — in support of kids off the block's general operations to support young people in communities impacted by violence.
Takeaction Mn Education FundSt Paul, MNCharity · may take applications
27 matching grants · $545,000 · through 2023Largest: $80,000 to ACCESS PHILANTHROPY CHARITIES OBO FIRM — community safety grant from blackvision/reclaim the block
The Bluestone FoundationWest Hartford, CT
28 matching grants · $101,500 · through 2025Largest: $10,000 to NATURE CONSERVANCY (BLOCK ISLAND CONSERVANCY) — current use for charitable purposes
Mount Zion Health FundSan Francisco, CACharity · may take applications
18 matching grants · $602,000 · through 2024Largest: $50,000 to THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCO — ucsf dermatology mz campus-based block grant
The Rhode Island Community FoundationProvidence, RICharity · may take applications
12 matching grants · $2.0M · through 2024Largest: $500,000 to FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF BLOCK ISLAND — block island solar initiative
Largest: $800,000 to Nature Conservancy - Block Island — general charitable needs
Early Learning Coalition of BrowardFort Lauderdale, FLCharity · may take applications
10 matching grants · $2.4M · through 2024Largest: $425,736 to BUILDING BLOCKS 11500 DBA BUILDING BLOCKS LEARNING CENTER — childcare reimb
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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 →