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 “childrenand”
Where the money went
Largest: $234,000 to Ministerios Gente Nueva AR — help poor, childrenand widows. teachchristian gospel.
Largest: $25,000 to BASE CAMP CHILDRENS CANCER FOUNDATION — support for childrenand families livingwith cancer
Largest: $26,000 to WOMENS RESOURCE CENTER OF NORTHERN MICHIGAN — services forwomen childrenand families
Largest: $30,000 to Ronald McDonald House — for home away fromhome for ill childrenand their families
The Naomi Prawer Kadar FoundationFort Lauderdale, FL
2 matching grants · $72,000 · through 2022Largest: $36,000 to THE RASHI FOUNDATION — scholarship is to assistunderprivileged childrenand youth
Largest: $10,000 to KIWANIS CLUB — improve quality oflife for childrenand families
Largest: $255,000 to SANTA FE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION — support fund for childrenand to protect nm air,water, and federal public lands
Together RisingFalls Church, VACharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $50,000 · through 2023Largest: $50,000 to GENDER ODYSSEY ALLIANCE — to support trans families as they provide national support for gender-diverse childrenand their families.
Largest: $40,000 to Child Care Group — operation of early educationprograms that support childrenand families in need
The Allen Stewart FoundationNewport Beach, CA
1 matching grant · $3,500 · through 2025Largest: $3,500 to CANINE COMPANIONS FOR INDEPENDENCE — provide expertlytrained serviceanimals andmatch them withadults, childrenand veteranswithdisabilities whoneed their help
Largest: $5,000 to PILLARS Community Services — mental health programsfor childrenand famiilies
The Lauretta K Peters & Richard R Peters Charitable FoundationCleveland, OH
1 matching grant · $5,000 · through 2022Largest: $5,000 to The Arc of Greater Cleveland — support fordisabled childrenand their families
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 →