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.
12 funders with a record of paying for “boathouse”
Where the money went
The Community Foundation for Greater NewNew Haven, CTCharity · may take applications
6 matching grants · $153,000 · through 2024Largest: $55,000 to CANAL DOCK BOATHOUSE INC — boating and environmental programming, general operating support, emerging leaders of color: nonprofit management
Communities Foundation of TexasDallas, TXCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $184,829 · through 2024Largest: $52,574 to WHITE ROCK BOATHOUSE INC — this grant is designated for general support.
Denver Park TrustDenver, COCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $274,274 · through 2024Largest: $117,501 to Denver Parks & Recreation — to fund a new boathouse area for wash park.
Isabella M Weld Trust Dated 3311910Boston, MACharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $122,000 · through 2024Largest: $82,000 to President & Fellows of Harvard College — weld boathouse repairs and maintenance
Largest: $2,500 to Brooks School Boathouse fund — school athletics
Largest: $125,000 to BROWN UNIVERSITY OF PROVIDENCE — marston boathouse fund
Largest: $1.0M to TULSA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION — gathering place (boathouse)
Largest: $5,000 to GRRC ROWING CLUB — proving quality programming for the greater grand rapids community. we use these funds to purchase and maintain equipment, expand our programming for adults and juniors, maintain o…
Walden TrustPittsburgh, PA
4 matching grants · $30,000 · through 2025Largest: $10,000 to PALM BEACH ROWING ASSOCIATION — boathouse renovation and addition
Largest: $10,000 to CANAL DOCK BOATHOUSE INC — crew haven youth development program
Largest: $2.0M to MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY — crew boathouse renovation fund
United Way of Greater New HavenNew Haven, CTCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $15,000 · through 2024Largest: $7,500 to CANAL DOCK BOATHOUSE — summer youth program
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 →