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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 “lesley”
Where the money went
Largest: $6,100 to VIDA VELASCO — scholarship for student to attend lesley university
Largest: $124,000 to LESLEY UNIVERSITY — educational scholarship
Largest: $125,000 to FORT WORTH OPERA ASSOCIATION INC — lesley artist program-4
Largest: $9,671 to California State University-Dominguez Hills — scholarships for jazmyn gonzales ($909), yevette myah ($4,712), and lesley soto ($4,050)
Largest: $100,000 to LESLEY ELLIS SCHOOL — unrestricted gift
Largest: $37,030 to LESLEY UNIVERSITY — charitable organization
Largest: $3,000 to LESLEY ELLIS SCHOOL — funding to support childhood education in the boston area
Largest: $3,500 to LESLEY UNIVERSITY — program support
Largest: $25,000 to LESLEY UNIVERSITY — scholarships for high school students
Largest: $8,747 to LESLEY UNIVERSITY — program support
Largest: $90,057 to LESLEY COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP FUND — unrestricted gift
Largest: $2,500 to LESLEY UNIVERSITY — charitable gift
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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 →