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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 “force”
Where the money went
The Chicago Community TrustChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
32 matching grants · $19.1M · through 2023Largest: $9,200 to Friends of the Israel Defense Forces — turkey earthquake relief, support of the impact scholarship program (fall 2022-summer 2026, 1st contribution of an anticipated 4, donor id: 240301), general operating support
Largest: $450,000 to EQUIPO ARGENTINO DE ANTROPOLOGIA FORENSE — core support to families, groups, and institutions to access truth and justice in forced disappearances cases, aim to strengthen independent investigations based on robust forensic…
Wk Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI
23 matching grants · $6.0M · through 2024Largest: $260,570 to THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES — support the work of solidarity council on racial equity members to advance racial equity and transformative solidarity efforts as a force for change by supporting immigrant and bla…
Largest: $300,000 to CLEAN AIR TASK FORCE INC — program/operating support
Largest: $1.3M to SEAFOOD TASK FORCE — to put in place the conditions necessary for seafood task force members to verifiably meet their public commitments to improve production practices in thailand, indonesia, vietnam …
Association of Graduates of the United StatesUsaf Academy, COCharity · may take applications
11 matching grants · $13.9M · through 2025Largest: $112,509 to Air Force Institute of Technology — endowed scholarships for graduating air force academy cadets.
Largest: $19.3M to TASK FORCE FOR GLOBAL HEALTH INC THE — empower women and girls; hiv; maternal, newborn, child nutrition and health; neglected tropical diseases; pneumonia & pandemic preparedness
The Ayco Charitable FoundationCohoes, NYCharity · may take applications
20 matching grants · $1.2M · through 2025Largest: $271,850 to FRIENDS OF THE ISRAEL DEFENSE FORCES — community & human services
Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy FundNew York, NYCharity · may take applications
19 matching grants · $3.1M · through 2024Largest: $1.3M to FRIENDS OF THE ISRAEL DEFENSE FORCES — community & human services
Largest: $176,000 to Federation of American Scientists — for research on china's nuclear forces
Largest: $3.5M to MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY — to support j-pal north america, including by funding landmark randomized evaluations, expanding the capacity and diversity of researchers who work on randomized evaluations, transl…
Largest: $25,000 to FORCE Detroit Inc — support for force detroit's community violence intervention programming
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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 →