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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 “otherwise”
Where the money went
Largest: $1.2M to Sierra Club Foundation — general purpose unless otherwise stated
Largest: $1.3M to Sierra Club Foundation — general purpose unless otherwise stated
West Bay Community Charitable FoundationEstero, FLCharity · may take applications
56 matching grants · $469,000 · through 2022Largest: $20,500 to Pregnancy Resource Center — funds will be used by 501c3 charities in lee and collier counties to :1provide care and shelter to abused women and children 2provide tutoring to academically challenged students a…
Largest: $25,750 to WELD LEGACY FDN NCMC FDN — general operating expenses for a 501(c) organization (applies to all grants and contributions unless otherwise noted)
Largest: $77,123 to FOUNDATIONS CHURCH — general operating expenses for a 501(c) organization (applies to all grants and contributions unless otherwise noted)
Largest: $20,000 to UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO COLLEGE OF EDUCATION HEALTH AND HUMAN SCIENCES — this gift is intended to be used for the college of education, health and human sciences, and is otherwise unrestricted.
Quarterbacking Children'S HealthBirmingham, ALCharity · may take applications
28 matching grants · $1.9M · through 2022Largest: $875,000 to Children's of Alabama — fulfill medical needs for children, whose needs would otherwise be unmet.
Largest: $5,000 to NEEDLINK NASHVILLE — rudolph's red nose run (if held) otherwise general support. any benefits declined.
Largest: $10,500 to Congregation Emanu-El — general purpose, unless otherwise noted
Largest: $59,348 to MARINIC A DIACONU — to pay the medical bills of an indigent person who otherwise could not afford their treatment
Largest: $322,125 to CITY HARVEST INC — to collect food that would otherwise go to waste
Caring Athletes Team for Children'SDetroit, MICharity · may take applications
6 matching grants · $1.8M · through 2024Largest: $304,500 to HENRY FORD HOSPITAL — grants for social work/service department at henry ford hospital in detroit, michigan to fund items and services that help improve the quality of life for pediatric patients whose …
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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 →