Funding search
Find who already funds work like yours.
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 “foundtion”
Where the money went
Largest: $83,200 to THE COOPER LEVINSON FOUNDTION — educational scholarship
Largest: $101,000 to CATHOLIC EDUCATION FOUNDTION — sch - for scholarships
Largest: $95,350 to MISSIONS IN INDIA AND KENYA — to further the purpose of the foundtion through mission work.
Largest: $800,000 to VT COMMUNITY FOUNDTION — donor advised fund
Largest: $5,000 to SPECIAL LEISURE SERVICES FOUNDTION — program support
Conservation Society of CaliforniaOakland, CACharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $60,000 · through 2023Largest: $30,000 to BIG LIFE FOUNDTION — conservation projects annual giving
Largest: $2,000 to GLOBAL MIDWIFE EDUCATION FOUNDTION — for the general charitable purpose of the organization
Largest: $12,000 to THE SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDTION OF WAKEFIELD — unrestricted general
Largest: $15,000 to CYSTIC FIBROSIS FOUNDTION-SW FLORIDA — unrestricted general support
Island ThriftOak Harbor, WACharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $15,000 · through 2023Largest: $10,000 to WHIDBEYHEALTH FOUNDTION — event sponsorship grant for tour de whidbey 2023 to raise funds for community healthcare and the public hospital on whidbey island, wa
Largest: $5,000 to NORTHWELL HEALTH FOUNDTION — health care support
Largest: $2,000 to AMERICAN LIVER FOUNDTION — to aid donee organizations in carrying out their exempt purpose
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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 →

