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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 “initiat”
Where the money went
Largest: $333,333 to RENAISSANCE WEST COMMUNITY INITIAT — program/operating support
Largest: $15,000 to BLACK BELT JUSTICE CENTER (FISCAL SPONSOR FOR THE ACRES OF ANCESTRY INITIAT — to support environmental projects.
Denver Civic VenturesDenver, COCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $352,000 · through 2024Largest: $182,000 to 14TH AND COURT LLC — urban forest initiat
Asian Pacific Institute On Gender-BasedSan Francisco, CACharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $166,971 · through 2023Largest: $138,159 to MARSHALLESE EDUCATION INITIAT — program assistance
United Way of Anderson CountyAnderson, SCCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $273,448 · through 2022Largest: $153,024 to ANDERSON AREA YMCA — sc/dss child initiat
Institute for Nonprofit NewsBeverly Hills, CACharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $40,000 · through 2024Largest: $20,000 to LONG BEACH JOURNALISM INITIAT — inn support - labs
Largest: $5,000 to MILWAUKEE HOMELESS VETERANS INITIAT — general operating support
Largest: $630,299 to UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA FOUNDATION - 21ST CENTURY TEACHING & LEARNING INITIAT — 21st century teaching and learning initiative
Latino Community Foundation of ColoradoDenver, COCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $100,000 · through 2024Largest: $100,000 to Collaborative Healing Initiat — general operating
Largest: $77,475 to THE ARCHER GROUP — move co forward - child care initiat
EyellianceNew York, NYCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $200,000 · through 2022Largest: $200,000 to CLINTON HEALTH ACCESS INITIAT — school eye health initiative
Largest: $50,000 to HOLYOKE COMMUNITY CHILDCARE INITIAT — program support
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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 →