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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 “vigil”
Where the money went
Largest: $3,800 to KAITLYN VIGIL — educational scholarship
Largest: $25,000 to VIGILANT TORCH FOUNDATION — general & unrestricted
JobsohioColumbus, OHCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $674,095 · through 2023Largest: $394,321 to VIGILANT LLC — economic development
Unite America InstituteDenver, COCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $275,000 · through 2024Largest: $225,000 to ETERNAL VIGILANCE ACTION INC — to support events related to education & awareness for rcv; public education campaign on rcv or fiscal impact of policies; and research on rcv or public opinion.
Largest: $10,000 to VIGILANT TORCH FOUNDATION — tpc sugarloaf charity week
Largest: $4,000 to RHYEN ALANA VIGIL — scholarship - new mexico highlands u
Largest: $20,000 to VISITING NURSE SERVICE OF NEW YORK — vigil volunteers
Largest: $12,800 to WILLIAM CAREY INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY EDEN VIGIL INSTITUTE — to support the climate and ecological crisis
Largest: $9,080 to VIGILANT HOSE COMPANY NO 1 — general operating
Unite AmericaDenver, COCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $452,050 · through 2024Largest: $275,000 to ETERNAL VIGILANCE ACTION INC — grant funds provided for lobbyists and advocacy efforts for rcv policy
The United Way of the ShippensburgShippensburg, PACharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $16,500 · through 2024Largest: $5,500 to VIGILANT HOSE COMPANY NO 1 — support for services
Largest: $4,000 to VIGILANT HOSE COMPANY — general operating
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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 →