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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 “redevelopment”
Where the money went
The Chicago Community TrustChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
19 matching grants · $5.8M · through 2023Largest: $45,000 to Equity Arts — in support of the chicago model for sustainable culture. for support of the advancing etod pilot project - equity arts property redevelopment; community ownership category
Largest: $111,534 to CALIFORNIA U OF BERKELEY — 78434 studying park redevelopment's impact on community health equity, aiming to improve well-being in low-income communities and prevent displacement
Largest: $750,000 to Pillsbury United Communities — to complete phase 1 of the pillsbury creative commons (pcc) campus redevelopment project
Largest: $355,000 to SOUTHSIDE REDEVELOPMENT CORPORATION — 2022 operating grant
Largest: $1.8M to HILL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION — to support the redevelopment of the new granada theater to spur the revitalization of centre avenue and rebuild the commercial corridor and cultural vitality in the hill district
Largest: $75,000 to WORKING IN NEIGHBORHOODS — redevelopment of 5 lmi cincinnati neighborhoods
Roy Hlaird Memorial HospitalKilgore, TXCharity · may take applications
6 matching grants · $8.7M · through 2024Largest: $5.4M to CITY OF KILGORE — redevelopment hospital
Largest: $1.1M to CENTRE FOR PUBLIC IMPACT NORTH AMERICA INC — to redesign and redevelop president-facing digital products in city halls across four kfcommunities.
Largest: $375,000 to PRISMID INC — for prismid sanctuary, a redevelopment project for a gathering and healing space for black and indigenous artists.
Largest: $350,000 to Fifth Ward Community Redevelopment Corporation — project support for managing the collaborative of organizations sustaining houston's seven cultural districts
Largest: $7.1M to ONE ROOF STADIUM PARTNERSHIP FISCALLY SPONSORED BY SEATTLE CENTER FOUNDATIO — memorial stadium redevelopment
Federation of Appalachian HousingBerea, KYCharity · may take applications
7 matching grants · $193,280 · through 2024Largest: $77,000 to KINGSPORT HOUSING & REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (KHRA) — grant for participation in several health/wellness working groups and also travel funds
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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 →