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.

2 funders with a record of paying for “charitysupport”

Where the money went

1.0×
Ka Foundation → Wildaid Inc: $300K across 2 grants, latest 2025The Ronald Whittier Family Foundation → Sjica Ica: $31K across 1 grant, latest 2023The Ronald Whittier Family Foundation → Cornell University Sethupathy Alumni Gift Fund: $6K across 1 grant, latest 2023The Ronald Whittier Family Foundation → Karat Foundation: $3K across 1 grant, latest 2023The Ronald Whittier Family Foundation → Life Movesorg: $1K across 1 grant, latest 2023Ka Foundation: $300K on this topic. Open the funder.Ka Foundation$300KThe Ronald Whittier Family Foundation: $40K on this topic. Open the funder.The Ronald Whittier Family Fo…$40KWildaid Inc: received $300K on this topicWildaid Inc$300KSjica Ica: received $31K on this topicSjica Ica$31KCornell University Sethupathy Alumni Gift Fund: received $6K on this topicCornell University Sethupathy A…$6KKarat Foundation: received $3K on this topicKarat Foundation$3KLife Movesorg: received $1K on this topicLife Movesorg$1K
2 funders, 5 recipients, grants matching “charitysupport” only. Ribbon width is proportional to the total given; each funder has its own colour. Hover a name to isolate its flows, click a funder to open it. Drag to move around; zoom with the buttons, a double-click, or the wheel after clicking the map.

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 paper

Search 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 20192025. 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 →