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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 “zero”
Where the money went
Largest: $214,000 to NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CHILDRENS HOSPITAL AND RELATED INSTITUTIONS — mental health\zero suicide partners
Largest: $250,000 to WORLD RESOURCES INSTITUTE — for promoting zero-emission mobility through low-emission areas pilot projects
Largest: $750,000 to NET ZERO LAWYERS ALLIANCE LTD — to support the net zero lawyers alliance to accelerate the transition to net zero
The Chicago Community TrustChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
14 matching grants · $78.4M · through 2022Largest: $160,000 to Seven Generations Ahead — general operating support. support for cps zero waste. support of the cps-zero waste program. support for zero waste schools - lake county. in support of the wasted food project, f…
Illinois Clean Energy Community FoundationChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
22 matching grants · $16.2M · through 2023Largest: $2.0M to Forest Preserve District of DuPage County — net zero wildlife rehabilitation clinic/visitor center
Occidental CollegeLos Angeles, CACharity · may take applications
17 matching grants · $1.6M · through 2022Largest: $167,410 to HARAMBEE HOUSE INC — support the "zero-emmissions now: frontline solutions to address the climate crisis" project of the college focused on protecting public health by strengthening the grassroots-led …
Largest: $410,000 to OIKOLOGIKI ETAIREIA ANAKYKLOSIS — zero waste horeca (gr)
Largest: $200,000 to Zero to Three — 76363 providing general operating support to zero
Largest: $9,000 to INSPIRE LIFE SKILLS TRAINING — promote and support education and related activities by granting awards, scholarships and low-interest or zero-interest loans to low-income students who demonstrate academic achiev…
Wk Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI
12 matching grants · $1.8M · through 2024Largest: $50,000 to ZERO TO THREE NATIONAL CENTER FOR INFANTS TODDLERS AND FAMILIES — sponsor the annual zero to three national conference
Environmental Defense Fund IncorporatedNew York, NYCharity · may take applications
15 matching grants · $798,500 · through 2024Largest: $150,000 to Pennsylvania Environmental Council Inc — build to zero-decarbonizing us power&state climate policy,public and government affairs (us)
Community Solutions InternationalNew York, NYCharity · may take applications
17 matching grants · $1.5M · through 2024Largest: $370,000 to HOUSING COUNSELING SERVICES — flex fund grant - to reduce veteran homelessness and reach functional zero for veterans
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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 →