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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 “canceled”
Where the money went
CenterlinkFort Lauderdale, FLCharity · may take applications
124 matching grants · $2.4M · through 2024Largest: $14,300 to BIRMINGHAM AIDS OUTREACH — engage in outreach, education and awareness activities to explain and promote the national institutes of health all of us research program inviting people across the u.s. to help b…
Berkeley Repertory TheatreBerkeley, CACharity · may take applications
11 matching grants · $165,251 · through 2024Largest: $27,759 to MARIN SHAKESPEARE COMPANY — share of proceeds from nea cancellation benefit performance
Largest: $140,000 to SHARED ASCENT FUND — support for research and debt cancellation outreach by the student borrower protection center on student debt in southern states
Largest: $30,465 to Agnieszka Lasko — for piano pedagogy studies at kansas university (program previously canceled due to covid-19)
Million Dollar Round TablePark Ridge, ILCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $12.8M · through 2024Largest: $9.6M to THE MDRT ACADEMY — intercompany debt cancellation
Largest: $50,000 to SIXTO CANCEL — to support the research and design lab for the social sector, working to transform child welfare
Vertical Aviation InternationalAlexandria, VACharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $715,130 · through 2023Largest: $607,742 to VAI FOUNDATION INC — cancellation of debt
Largest: $350,000 to SUSTAINABLE MARKETS FOUNDATION — core support for the debt collective to organize unions of debtors to push for debt cancellations and to remake the larger us social contract to center racial equity and democracy
Largest: $75,000 to STUDENT LOAN FUND INC — support a student loan borrower led movement that holds public officials accountable for making policy changes to benefit borrowers, and build infrastructure for full student debt …
Largest: $25,000 to Womankind — annual support for program mei hui gala (cancel) support for virtual gala fall 2020
Largest: $50,000 to Civic Nation — to support strategic communications efforts around the student debt cancellation application.
Largest: $150,000 to THE WOW FLOWER PROJECT FBO CANCEL THE CONTRACT ANTELOPE VALLEY — support for cancel the contract
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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 →