Funding search
Find who already funds work like yours.
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.
7 funders with a record of paying for “assistnce”
Where the money went
Lilly EndowmentIndianapolis, IN
2 matching grants · $8.3M · through 2025Largest: $7.5M to TRAGEDY ASSISTNC PROG FOR SURVIVORS — capacity bldg-natl military serv org
Largest: $100,000 to Military Assistnce Mission — human services
Jackson Emc FoundationJefferson, GACharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $15,000 · through 2024Largest: $15,000 to THE ARK UNITED MINISTRY OUTREACH — community assistnce
Largest: $20,000 to Xavier University of Louisiana — to provide financial assistnce to students
Largest: $12,000 to BENZIE AREA CHRISTIAN NEIGHBOR — food assistnce
Largest: $5,000 to ST VINCENT DE PAUL — provide food and fin assistnce for the poor
Baton Rouge Area FoundationBaton Rouge, LACharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $102,067 · through 2023Largest: $102,067 to FOUNDATION FOR WOMAN'S — general support, for the impact luncheon fundraiser, to be used for direct assistnce to needy baton rouge area residenst w/arthritis, for the new campus fund
This is one keyword. PaperOrbit reads your actual paper and searches on everything in it — population, methods, outcomes — then explains why each funder fits.
Start with one paperSearch by location
Local foundations often favor nearby communities. Enter a ZIP code to see foundations based near you, and where grant money has actually landed in your area.
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 →