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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 “hard”
Where the money went
Largest: $4,000 to HARE MELISSA — to provide financial support for those fallen on hard times
The Hyde and Watson FoundationWarren Township, NJ
436 matching grants · $5.8M · through 2024Largest: $30,000 to AMERICA'S GROW A ROW INC — hard costs related to bridge replacement.
Largest: $37,030 to HARVEY LOIS DINNERSTEIN — support of artists in need of assistance in hard times & to assist with living expenses.
United Way of New York CityNew York, NYCharity · may take applications
20 matching grants · $2.2M · through 2024Largest: $248,490 to PART OF THE SOLUTION — food support connections (fsc) is an initiative designed in partnership with the new york state office of temporary and disability assistance to boost supplemental nutrition assist…
Arkansas Community FoundationLittle Rock, ARCharity · may take applications
15 matching grants · $640,435 · through 2024Largest: $7,500 to HARDING UNIVERSITY - 915 E MARKET AVENUE SEARCY AR 72149 — to support the harding academy
The Community Foundation of MiddleNashville, TNCharity · may take applications
18 matching grants · $1.8M · through 2024Largest: $25,000 to BRIDGES FOR THE DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING — bridgesdhh is the only comprehensive agency in our area working to build access, equity, and inclusion in partnership with the d/deaf, deaf-blind and hard of hearing communities.
Center for Employment OpportunitiesNew York, NYCharity · may take applications
13 matching grants · $2.6M · through 2024Largest: $528,394 to STARTING OVER INC — funds are subawarded to this agency to expand our case population. the focus of this project is to provide employment services to justice-involved individuals by providing services…
Largest: $33,500 to HOUSTON LIVESTOCK SHOW AND RODEO — provides scholarships to deserving youths whoexperience hard luckduring & in preparation for livestock showing.
Largest: $146,409 to HARDING UNIVERSITY — endowment fund family & consumer sci
Walton Family Charitable Support FoundationBentonville, ARCharity · may take applications
5 matching grants · $7.9M · through 2024Largest: $1.5M to Harding University — to support the walton international scholarship program at harding university for the freshman classes of 2022, 2023, 2024.
United Way of Middle TennesseeNashville, TNCharity · may take applications
8 matching grants · $541,884 · through 2024Largest: $307,984 to MONROE HARDING — sub-recipient
Largest: $38,500 to MONROE HARDING — other-spec initiative (capital & staff trg)
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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 →