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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 “hondo”
Where the money went
Foundation for California CommunitySacramento, CACharity · may take applications
15 matching grants · $393,623 · through 2024Largest: $26,000 to RIO HONDO COLLEGE FOUNDATION — osher scholarship
Credit Union of Southern CaliforniaAnaheim, CACharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $43,800 · through 2024Largest: $17,500 to RIO HONDO COLLEGE FOUNDATION — assisting the college in meeting its commitment to student success, by providing awarded scholarships.
Largest: $445,909 to City of Rio Hondo — hondo boat ramp
Share Our StrengthWashington, DCCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $60,000 · through 2022Largest: $15,000 to RIO HONDO ISD — childhood hunger programs
San Antonio Food BankSan Antonio, TXCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $89,965 · through 2021Largest: $28,909 to HONDO ISD WOOLLS INTERMEDIATE — food distribution program
Communities Foundation of TexasDallas, TXCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $101,432 · through 2023Largest: $51,758 to RIO HONDO INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT — this grant is designated for general support.
Largest: $29,204 to RIO HONDO COLLEGE — cna program grant
American Council of Learned SocietiesNew York, NYCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $156,200 · through 2021Largest: $156,200 to RIO HONDO COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISCTRICT — stipends/fellowships
Largest: $2,500 to Friends of Hondo Canyon — general operating support
Largest: $125,000 to RIO HONDO INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT — support school operations and programs
California Association of Food BanksOakland, CACharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $49,927 · through 2024Largest: $49,927 to RIO HONDO COLLEGE FOUNDATION — to end hunger in california
Largest: $67,200 to LAND TRUST OF SANTA BARBARA COUNTY — arroyo hondo preserve and gaviota coastal fund
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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 →

