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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 “removal”
Where the money went
Clean Slate InitiativeOrlando, FLCharity · may take applications
60 matching grants · $9.6M · through 2024Largest: $1.3M to CODE FOR AMERICA — the clean slate initiative provides grants to organizations in support of its work toward advancing automated record clearance legislation that removes barriers to employment, hous…
Largest: $2.5M to HUNTSVILLE MADISON COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE FOUNDATION — close the stem gap for diverse students by removing barriers that prevent access to stem. this includes creating innovative, hands-on stem programming, assisting in professional an…
National Fish and Wildlife FoundationWashington, DCCharity · may take applications
52 matching grants · $14.1M · through 2023Largest: $3.3M to PAPAHANAUMOKUAKEA MARINE DEBRIS PROJECT — marine debris removal
Greenwave Organization CorpNew Haven, CTCharity · may take applications
56 matching grants · $1.4M · through 2024Largest: $431,016 to SHINNECOCK KELP FARMERS INCORPORATED — direct payment to ocean farmer in recognition of a bundle of climate impacts that include carbon andnitrogen removal, reef restoration, and green jobs
Climateworks FoundationSan Francisco, CACharity · may take applications
26 matching grants · $21.3M · through 2024Largest: $1.5M to WORLD RESOURCES INSTITUTE — to support the transition to a sustainable aviation sector ($400,000); to support responsible carbon removal and restore the climate ($300,000); the global transition to clean tran…
Largest: $300,000 to ENERGY FUTURES INITIATIVE INC — carbon dioxide removal analysis and education
Wrld FoundationWilmington, DECharity · may take applications
20 matching grants · $2.6M · through 2024Largest: $441,712 to CALCEF Innovations — project support for the climate transformation fund and carbon dioxide removal
Ocean ConservancyWashington, DCCharity · may take applications
19 matching grants · $431,716 · through 2024Largest: $57,940 to CENTRAL COUNCIL TLINGIT & HAIDA INDIAN TRIBES OF ALASKA — marine debris removal, outreach & education
Largest: $470,895 to MEDICINES360 — to support research to inform the development of an iud self-removal device.
Goodwill Industries of Northwest North CarolinaWinstonsalem, NCCharity · may take applications
9 matching grants · $8.3M · through 2024Largest: $1.5M to CROSBY SCHOLARS COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP — financial support for crosby scholars, which removes barriers to access higher education.
Largest: $125,000 to WORLD RESOURCES INSTITUTE — for research on development and deployment of carbon removal technologies
Largest: $501,463 to AMERICAN UNIVERSITY — to develop and implement a community-oriented engagement approach on marine carbon dioxide removal (mcdr) in partnership with[c]worthy, a focused research organization
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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 →