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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 “link”
Where the money went
Largest: $250,000 to United Way of Delaware — to support a statewide afterschool network to ensure the availability and expansion of school-linked quality afterschool and summer learning opportunities that meet the needs of un…
Largest: $454,072 to WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC — diversity and persistence in plankton communities: linking models and observations of taxa and trait dynamics
Neighborhood Legal ServicesGlendale, CACharity · may take applications
18 matching grants · $1.2M · through 2022Largest: $135,000 to Asian Resources Inc — subcontractor to the california community foundation (ccf) grant for the implementation of the los angeles linking immigrants and individuals to benefits, resources and education c…
Wk Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI
21 matching grants · $6.9M · through 2024Largest: $1.5M to DETROIT RIVERFRONT CONSERVANCY INC — provide core support for the unified greenways project to connect and link residents to improved health, education, housing, employment and economic development opportunities in 23…
Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy FundNew York, NYCharity · may take applications
17 matching grants · $7.5M · through 2024Largest: $4.0M to WOMENS LINK WORLDWIDE INC — community & human services
Largest: $30,000 to THE LINK — the link's suburban housing programs
Heifer Project InternationalLittle Rock, ARCharity · may take applications
15 matching grants · $14.4M · through 2024Largest: $4.1M to CYPRESS VALLEY MEAT COMPANY 1 LLC — to create community food enterprises for healthy, local, organic food and to create jobs in linking small-scale farmers to larger and diverse markets.
Communities Foundation of TexasDallas, TXCharity · may take applications
19 matching grants · $316,616 · through 2024Largest: $11,425 to THE LINKS FOUNDATION INC FBO PLANO LINKS CHAPTER — this grant is designated for general support.
The Chicago Community TrustChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
18 matching grants · $678,000 · through 2023Largest: $60,500 to LINK Unlimited Scholars — general operating support, support for link spring appeal
The Ayco Charitable FoundationCohoes, NYCharity · may take applications
16 matching grants · $397,690 · through 2025Largest: $51,831 to LINKS FOUNDATION INC — community & human services
AlliancechicagoChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
14 matching grants · $771,732 · through 2023Largest: $208,460 to FRIEND HEALTH — clinical directors network grant, research engagement and partnerships in reproductive and maternal health outcomes (repro), optimizing patient navigation for perinatal care, the c…
Largest: $10,020 to LINK HANDS FOR HUMANITY — dancing earth creations, inc for scholarships to summer intensive
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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 →