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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 “coaches”
Where the money went
Largest: $75,000 to COACHING FOR EVERYONE — support coaching for everyone's exploratory work with lift to train coaches in financial coaching
NFL FoundationNew York, NYCharity · may take applications
61 matching grants · $778,500 · through 2023Largest: $17,500 to MT LEBANON BLUE DEVIL CLUB INC — nfl high school football coach of the week/coach of the year program
Illinois High School Activities FoundationBloomington, IL
42 matching grants · $42,000 · through 2025Largest: $1,000 to Austin Koch — teacher coach official scholarship
National Collegiate Investors &Hadley, MACharity · may take applications
45 matching grants · $1.3M · through 2023Largest: $88,000 to JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY — grants awarded to us-based faculty or student teams for global project explorations to enhance professional development and knowledge base within the field of biomedical design and…
Largest: $7,500 to Bartram Trail High School — youth football and coach of the week
The Chicago Community TrustChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
33 matching grants · $7.7M · through 2023Largest: $1.4M to Allies for Community Business — general operating support. support for neighborhood entrepreneurship lab and (first-time grant). support to provide the capital, coaching and connections entrepreneurs need to grow…
Wk Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI
30 matching grants · $5.6M · through 2022Largest: $199,798 to LEE PESKY LEARNING CENTER — increase access to high-quality childcare through training and coaching childcare providers using research based best practices to support whole child development
American College of Preventive MedicineWashington, DCCharity · may take applications
25 matching grants · $1.4M · through 2024Largest: $427,871 to National Board for Health & Wellness Coaching — standardize coaching competencies in support of the national diabetes prevention program
Largest: $2.0M to NON-PROFIT TECHNOLOGY ENTERPRISE NETWORK — to support a major technology initiative, including customized technology projects paired with training and coaching, to enhance direct services and organizational infrastructure i…
Largest: $675,000 to NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR CREDIT COUNSELING INC — nfcc small business owner counseling and coaching program 2021
The Community Foundation of MiddleNashville, TNCharity · may take applications
34 matching grants · $958,449 · through 2024Largest: $45,000 to KIDS AND COACHES INNER-CITY ADVOCACY — for awards, scholarships, food pantry, community baseball season, community football season, uniforms/equipment
Largest: $250,000 to Economic Awareness Council — money moves: financial coaching & education for youth in work programs
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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 →