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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 “moms”
Where the money went
Largest: $2,500 to MOM 2 MOM — program support
The Chicago Community TrustChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
10 matching grants · $1.1M · through 2023Largest: $119,116 to Northshore University HealthSystem — northshore cardiovascular institute support, general operating support. support for northshore kellogg cancer center, general fund of northshore university healthsystem foundation,…
Seattle FoundationSeattle, WACharity · may take applications
15 matching grants · $46,000 · through 2024Largest: $10,000 to MARTHA'S MOMS — martha beattie endowment fund
Perigee FundSeattle, WACharity · may take applications
9 matching grants · $1.8M · through 2024Largest: $408,750 to UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL — lifeline for moms network year 4.
Largest: $5,000 to DONALD STANTON — disabled former truck driver living with mom. mom passed leaving bills.
Servant FoundationOverland Park, KSCharity · may take applications
11 matching grants · $130,500 · through 2024Largest: $25,000 to Helping Hands for Single Moms Dallas — community development
Largest: $200,000 to MOMS AGAINST POVERTY — hunger relief campaign
Largest: $98,000 to MOM-n-PA — funding to purchase four zumax endodontic microscopes for root canal treatments at mom-n-pa free dental clinics.
Largest: $100,000 to MOMS AGAINST POVERTY — charitable event
Lippincott Family FoundationPhoenix, AZCharity · may take applications
5 matching grants · $47,500 · through 2024Largest: $10,000 to HELPING HANDS FOR SINGLE MOMS — designated support towards a portion of unrestricted scholarships for 10 low-income single mom college students at $5,000 each
Largest: $175,000 to NEW MOMS INC — to provide general operating support for this organization that helps young moms achieve their economic, housing, and family well-being goals.
Largest: $2,220 to OKSANA TEMNA — financial help for single mom with disabled child and elderly mom
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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 →