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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 “virtual”
Where the money went
The Aspen InstituteWashington, DCCharity · may take applications
59 matching grants · $12.4M · through 2024Largest: $1.0M to INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH & EXCHANGES BOARD INC — stevens initiative virtual exchange program
Largest: $226,000 to MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA FOUNDATION — to test the ability to incorporate virtual technology as a means to reduce barriers to clinical trials in rural communities.
Goodwill Industries InternationalRockville, MDCharity · may take applications
38 matching grants · $15.7M · through 2023Largest: $2.8M to GOODWILL IND OF KENTUCKY INC — accenture opportunity accelerator, accenture virtual reality 2.0, caterpillar fnd 2.0, gm youth and young adult 3.0, google reinvest, life launch ignite, life launch ignite 2.0, sc…
AarpWashington, DCCharity · may take applications
40 matching grants · $1.4M · through 2024Largest: $75,000 to National Hispanic Council on Aging — sponsorship of the caring for the caregiver and latin empowerment virtual campaigns, and the virtual caregiving training program
Largest: $10,000 to University of Southern California — in support of the bioinformatics virtual coordination network's virtual meetings, publications, and teaching materials.
Largest: $2.5M to The Learning Accelerator — to support subgrants to successful hybrid and virtual learning programs and to further research about high-quality hybrid learning models that successfully blend in-person and virt…
The Chicago Community TrustChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
25 matching grants · $3.0M · through 2022Largest: $144,471 to Brain Research Foundation — support for annual gala for brain research (no tickets or tangible benefits), general operating support, support for brain research foundation's 2022 virtual discovery event (no ti…
Largest: $177,000 to Asset Funders Network — support for virtual roundtable series on philanthropic strategies to support youth and young adult financial well-being, and opportunity youth
Largest: $295,812 to UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE — to study the relationship between different forms of virtual presence on group entitativity in scientific collaborations
Largest: $256,190 to JAEB CENTER FOR HEALTH RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC — virtual diabetes specialty clinic (vdisc) - a study evaluating remote initiation of continuous glucose monitoring
American Academy of PediatricsItasca, ILCharity · may take applications
16 matching grants · $572,070 · through 2024Largest: $20,303 to UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA - GAINESVILLE — eatable alphabet cards;mihou virtual learning collaborative; catch refund; refund eatable alphabet; return of unused funds - mihou virtual learning thao vu; 2023 catch res
Largest: $1.0M to NEWS LITERACY PROJECT INC — to promote news literacy and critical thinking among the next generation by offering quality tools and virtual and in-person training for students and educators.
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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 →