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 “brave”
Where the money went
Lowcountry Foundation for Wounded Military HerosBluffton, SCCharity · may take applications
7 matching grants · $2.1M · through 2025Largest: $250,000 to Birdies for the Brave - a PGA Tour Charities Inc Affiliate — to assist charities who support post 9/11 combat wounded (purple heart recipients, those with traumatic brain injury or ptsd, etc.) each year, our grants are made to birdies for th…
National Alliance for Childrens GriefLubbock, TXCharity · may take applications
13 matching grants · $230,000 · through 2022Largest: $20,000 to TOMORROWS RAINBOW — brave of heart fund
Largest: $12,027 to BUILD IT FOR THE BRAVE INC — program support
E4e Relief LlcCharlotte, NCCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $10.6M · through 2025Largest: $4.7M to SCHOLARSHIP AMERICA — brave of heart scholarships
Veterans United FoundationColumbia, MOCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $60,000 · through 2024Largest: $10,000 to SAVE THE BRAVE — save the brave scholarship program
The San Francisco FoundationSan Francisco, CACharity · may take applications
5 matching grants · $425,375 · through 2024Largest: $280,000 to INTERNATIONAL RESCUE COMMITTEE — advised - in general support; for aid to displaced people affected by the war in ukraine; and aid to displaced people in turkey and syria affected by the earthquake in turkey. advi…
Silicon Valley Community FoundationMountain View, CACharity · may take applications
5 matching grants · $222,000 · through 2024Largest: $100,000 to Brave New Films 501 C 3 — arts & culture
Largest: $840,000 to THE GLOBAL FUND FOR CHILDREN — brave girls initiative for advancing indigenous girls life opportunities and education in mexico
Largest: $60,000 to THE BRAVE HOUSE — the brave house - ongoing grant 2024
The San Diego FoundationSan Diego, CACharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $622,647 · through 2024Largest: $240,000 to MOVEMENT BRAVE ENTREPRENEUR — for level up san diego spring 2022 enrichment program
Largest: $100,000 to DOGS FOR OUR BRAVE — support of dogs for our brave training program
Largest: $150,000 to BRAVE SPACE ALLIANCE — reduction of hiv/aids
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 →