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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 “overall”
Where the money went
Largest: $125,000 to BENDER JCC OF GREATER WASHINGTON — overall charitable purpose of the organization
Clay Electric FoundationKeystone Heights, FLCharity · may take applications
211 matching grants · $2.6M · through 2024Largest: $20,000 to GOODWILL INDUSTRIES OF NORTH FLORIDA INC — pursuit of the foundations overall mission
Largest: $802,165 to AH DATALYTICS — to build and develop the real-time crime index ("rtci"), an infrastructure for regularly collecting data from hundreds of law enforcement agencies and creating a publicly accessibl…
Largest: $447,500 to MEDSTAR — overall charitable purpose
Largest: $82,000 to AECT — to support the overall mission of the organization
Largest: $125,000 to SWEET BRIAR COLLEGE — overall charitable purpose
St Luke'S Health Foundation LtdBoise, IDCharity · may take applications
12 matching grants · $22.0M · through 2023Largest: $7.2M to St Luke's Regional Medical Center Ltd — provide support for the overall operation and capital needs of st. luke's regional medical center
Jefferson Regional FoundationPittsburgh, PACharity · may take applications
16 matching grants · $1.2M · through 2024Largest: $100,000 to STOREHOUSE FOR TEACHERS DBA THE EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP — improve the long-term overall health and well-being and educational outcomes of students attending five schools in clairton, duquesne, and mckeesport by providing new, essential sc…
Blue Star FamiliesEncinitas, CACharity · may take applications
15 matching grants · $250,000 · through 2024Largest: $25,000 to NAVAL SERVICES FAMILYLINE — provide support for overall mission and operations
Largest: $175,000 to HOOPA VALLEY TRIBE CALIFORNIA — hoopa tribal education association - exploring native health equity: to improve a shared vision of education justice and healing for hoopa students and families of the klamath trin…
Largest: $61,600 to AMERICAN JUNIOR GOLF ASSOCIATION — to provide overall growth and development of young men and women who aspire to earn college golf scholarships through competitive junior golf.
The Duane Davis FoundationStuart, FLCharity · may take applications
12 matching grants · $348,510 · through 2025Largest: $55,188 to LGBT COMMUNITY CENTER — to help improve the overall well-being and quality of life of children and young adults.
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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 →