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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 “brighton”
Where the money went
United Way of Greater CincinnatiCincinnati, OHCharity · may take applications
8 matching grants · $5.7M · through 2024Largest: $1.5M to Brighton Center Inc — program operating cost
Largest: $105,000 to (146) ALLSTON BRIGHTON COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION — climate: to support organizing and advocacy for mobility and climate resilience in allston and brighton
Largest: $60,000 to ALLSTON BRIGHTON COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION — brian j. honan deep energy retrofit
Largest: $30,000 to Brighton Center Inc — greater cincinnati fund large grant
Largest: $200,000 to BRIGHTON CENTER — brighton center's strategic impact
United Way - McCormick Partnership forChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $4.0M · through 2024Largest: $1.0M to BRIGHTON PARK NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL — program support
United Jewish Appeal-Federation ofNew York, NYCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $3.3M · through 2024Largest: $890,000 to SHOREFRONT YM-YWHA OF BRIGHTON - MANHATTAN BEACH — caring / jewish life
Illinois Coalition for ImmigrantChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $2.3M · through 2024Largest: $747,098 to BRIGHTON PARK NEIGHBORHOOD — immigrant & refugees assistance
Charlesview CharitiesBrighton, MACharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $285,602 · through 2024Largest: $25,000 to BRIGHTON ALLSTON CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH — allston brighton food pantry
United Way of San Antonio and BexarSan Antonio, TXCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $983,998 · through 2024Largest: $252,850 to BRIGHTON CENTER — restricted to specific program
Largest: $127,000 to WEST END HOUSE BOYS & GIRLS CLUB — west end house is the largest youth development agency in the allston-brighton community providing high-impact programs that ensure that our young people are succeeding academicall…
Rochester Area Community FoundationRochester, NYCharity · may take applications
5 matching grants · $151,992 · through 2024Largest: $50,548 to BRIGHTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT — k - 12 education
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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 →