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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 “classes”
Where the money went
The Center for Education ReformWashington, DCCharity · may take applications
301 matching grants · $70.5M · through 2023Largest: $1.5M to NATIONAL CONSTITUTION CENTER — support best in class education providers
The Chicago Community TrustChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
63 matching grants · $22.0M · through 2022Largest: $364,600 to Trustees of Princeton University — general operating support. support of the humanities council, annual giving contribution, annual fund, $100 to annual giving support (class of 1989) and $9,900 support to the a. wi…
Largest: $2,500 to DANIELA DESANTIAGO — tuition, books, class supplies, room
Largest: $5,500 to LORRAINE STONE — class 9 fellowship - lorraine stone
Largest: $60,000 to Mission Graduates — mg promise scholars - cohort 13 class of 2028
The San Francisco FoundationSan Francisco, CACharity · may take applications
30 matching grants · $7.3M · through 2023Largest: $375,000 to THE CORPORATION OF HAVERFORD COLLEGE — advised - in support of the john p. chesick scholars program. advised - for the annual fund gifts for class of 1972 and for class of 1973 50th reunion.
Largest: $9,044 to University of Cape Town — dell young leaders scholarship - class of 2018
Largest: $79,310 to Digital Promise Global — class room aids and technology
National Legal Aid and DefenderWashington, DCCharity · may take applications
28 matching grants · $1.2M · through 2024Largest: $72,086 to 603 LEGAL AID — nlada received funding for the national telephone abuse prevention project (ntapp) from a cy pres award in krakauer (o/b/o a class of persons) v. dish network, llc. ntapp supports …
Nancy E Barry & Letitia P Rees FoundationPacific Palisades, CA
25 matching grants · $759,177 · through 2025Largest: $233,531 to PLANNED PARENTHOOD — (1) description: 514 shares of bershire hathaway class b securities (2) book value: $94,444 (3) method used to determine book value: average of the high/low on the date the securit…
Largest: $25,000 to WEST VIRGINIA HEALTH RIGHT INC — support sustainable change and lifestyle enhancement (s.c.a.l.e) participants to attend at least two monthly classes covering a variety of health topics, including healthy cooking,…
Walton Family Charitable Support FoundationBentonville, ARCharity · may take applications
12 matching grants · $15.6M · through 2024Largest: $1.8M to John Brown University — to support the walton international scholarship program for the freshman classes of 2019, 2020, and 2021.
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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 →