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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 “honors”
Community Foundation of North TexasFort Worth, TXCharity · may take applications
156 matching grants · $5.2M · through 2024Largest: $10,000 to TCU ADVANCEMENT OFFICE — as follows: $5,000 for the john roach honors program in memory of john roach and in honor of jean roach; $5,000 for kinderfrog. please notify jean roach of the donation made in her…
Largest: $5,000 to Castaway Kids Inc — a trustee advised grant to provide general support in honor of honor of founder and volunteer mark mulligan.
Koret FoundationSan Francisco, CA
134 matching grants · $2.3M · through 2024Largest: $25,000 to BIRTHRIGHT ISRAEL FOUNDATION — general operating support in honor of birthright israel foundations tribute event honoring jeffrey r. solomon
The Community Foundation forJacksonville, FLCharity · may take applications
96 matching grants · $2.7M · through 2024Largest: $10,000 to THE INSTITUTE OF DIVING INC — in honor and recognition of sealab iii aquanaut d. martin harrell, for use in starting aquanaut honor roll donors and for such other purposes as approved by steve mulholland and a …
Largest: $10,000 to CHARLOTTE MANDELL — to honor a scholar who has made a significant contribution to the art of translation
Seattle FoundationSeattle, WACharity · may take applications
99 matching grants · $1.5M · through 2024Largest: $50,000 to JAMES AND JANIE WASHINGTON FOUNDATION — to provide general support in honor of women's history month
The Community Foundation of MiddleNashville, TNCharity · may take applications
90 matching grants · $2.4M · through 2024Largest: $50,000 to FOLDS OF HONOR TENNESSEE — to support the scholarship program
Largest: $18,000 to GREATER JEWISH FEDERATION OF MIAMI — to support the honor of jacob solomon, president and ceo. jacob solomon will be honored at 'the main event' on feb 18, 2024.
St Louis Community FoundationSt Louis, MOCharity · may take applications
78 matching grants · $7.2M · through 2024Largest: $21,000 to ROSSMAN SCHOOL — 2024-25 annual giving, general support in honor of magnus and george potter, general support of the organizations mission in honor of head of school elizabeth zurlinden
Largest: $2,500 to DEPAUL UNIVERSITY — in support of the center for journalism integrity and excellence. this grant in made in honor of co-directors carol marin and don moseley. in addition, the grant is made in honor o…
Largest: $726,462 to Feeding America — in honor of james annenberg
Largest: $1,000 to FOLDS OF HONOR PALMETTO CHAPTER — in honor of eric timko
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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 →