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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 “chief”
Where the money went
Seattle FoundationSeattle, WACharity · may take applications
41 matching grants · $1.4M · through 2024Largest: $150,000 to CHIEF SEATTLE CLUB — to support chief seattle club's 2022 coo spc work
Largest: $1.6M to COUNCIL OF CHIEF STATE SCHOOL OFFICERS — research and learning opportunities
Largest: $300,000 to Chiefs for Change — supporting future chiefs and rising stars to transform education systems
Largest: $200,000 to International Association of Fire Chiefs Inc — general operating support
Largest: $13.3M to 50CAN Inc — to launch the state implementation fund, a project that will help governors and state education chiefs in 5 to 8 states implement education policy solutions required to address lea…
Largest: $1.1M to WESTERN FIRE CHIEFS ASSOCIATION — to support an integrated system for prioritizing, implementing, and tracking science-based wildfire mitigations in vulnerable communities.
Largest: $650,000 to National Summer Learning Association Inc — to support an effort in collaboration with council of chief state school officers to build state expertise in providing summer programs in 2021 and 2022 that help compensate for th…
Largest: $500,000 to Council of Chief State School Officers Inc — for continued work on the coherence lab fellowship
Largest: $150,000 to COUNCIL OF CHIEF STATE SCHOOL OFFICERS — council of chief state school officers community of practice for improving school climate
Largest: $243,500 to SIFF — new chief operating officer
Largest: $30,000 to UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI RESEARCH INSTITUTE — to fund a center for police research and policy in collaboration with the international association of chiefs of police.
Western Fire Chiefs AssociationWilsonville, ORCharity · may take applications
9 matching grants · $106,000 · through 2024Largest: $25,000 to INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE CHIEFS — pass-through of fees from vendor sales
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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 →