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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 “sunrise”
Where the money went
Lansing Economic Area PartnershipLansing, MICharity · may take applications
44 matching grants · $1.7M · through 2024Largest: $188,620 to FOSTER SWIFT COLLINS & SMITH PC — delhi twp ssrp grant expense soft / medc proactive ssrp priority / ingham county sunrise-worker owned program / medc-sbsh / medc build ready site grant 7 / business accelerator fun…
Largest: $125,000 to SUNRISE OPPORTUNITIES — community caring collaborative for operating support and development of children's behavioral health pilot projectue its work with substance use disorder collaborative
Early Learning Coalition of BrowardFort Lauderdale, FLCharity · may take applications
14 matching grants · $6.0M · through 2024Largest: $793,319 to FUTURE KIDS AT SUNRISE CORP — child care reimbursements and other grants (non-recurring) to providers
Care Camps FoundationBillings, MTCharity · may take applications
18 matching grants · $262,562 · through 2024Largest: $22,954 to Sunrise Day Camp - Pearl River — grant to provide assistance for children with cancer to go to camp
Largest: $7.0M to THE SUNRISE PROJECT AUSTRALIA LTD — to accelerate the financial sector in shifting towards clean energy and a just transition
Largest: $250,000 to SUNRISE COMMUNITY FOR RECOVERY & WELLNESS — operations support to enable sunrise to support the regions capacity to respond to the substance use and addiction epidemic.
The Rotary Foundation of RotaryEvanston, ILCharity · may take applications
10 matching grants · $142,524 · through 2024Largest: $64,665 to MODESTO SUNRISE ROTARY CLUB FOUNDATION — econ. and community develop.-humanitarian-daf
Largest: $3,500 to SIMI SUNRISE ROTARY CHARITABLE — program support
The Chicago Community TrustChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
6 matching grants · $7.7M · through 2023Largest: $53,250 to Jewish Community Centers of Chicago — support for the women's board, support for camp chi, campchi fund - 2nd lefar contribution, general operating support, support for sunrise day camp, support for sunrise day camp-ch…
Seattle FoundationSeattle, WACharity · may take applications
8 matching grants · $210,000 · through 2024Largest: $40,000 to LA CONNER SUNRISE FOOD BANK — to support food and food distribution expenses
Maine Community FoundationEllsworth, MECharity · may take applications
7 matching grants · $557,312 · through 2024Largest: $271,868 to Sunrise County Economic Council — urban & community economic development
Largest: $50,000 to SUNRISE ASSOCIATION — educational programs
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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 →

