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 “fema”
Where the money went
National Church ResidencesColumbus, OHCharity · may take applications
11 matching grants · $950,493 · through 2022Largest: $333,516 to FIRST COMMUNITY VILLAGE — fema pass through
Middletown Volunteer Fire DepartmentMiddletown, PACharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $624,338 · through 2023Largest: $231,603 to MIDDLETOWN FIREMANS RELIEF ASSOCIAT — fema grant for four fire departments
Sfpe Educational and ScientificGaithersburg, MDCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $119,250 · through 2024Largest: $52,500 to Jensen Hughes — research project: "engineering risk consultant for fema-funded wui project - beyond parcel-level risk assessment & mitigation: engaging fire service & community stakeholders"
Finra Investor Education FoundationRockville, MDCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $39,054 · through 2023Largest: $10,000 to VOLUSIA COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY — to expand personal finance collections and share fraud prevention messages to help residents in the county make well-informed financial decisions following a fema-declared major na…
Catholic Charities of DallasDallas, TXCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $220,984 · through 2023Largest: $173,839 to OAK LAWN UNITED METHODIST CHURCH — fema reimbursement
Largest: $4,511 to NC DISASTER RELIEF FUND — the purpose of the contribution was to support disaster relief related to hurricane helene, which was declared by fema as a federally recognized disaster.
Largest: $1.0M to CENTRALINA FOUNDATION INC — technical assistance for fema assessments and applications across five regional councils of government.
Center for Disaster PhilanthropyWashington, DCCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $250,000 · through 2022Largest: $250,000 to ST BERNARD PROJECT INC — through funding from the cdp disaster recovery fund, the sbp fema appeals program secures additional government resources for recovery to benefit those most in need of those resour…
Largest: $75,000 to Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians — to support red lake nation government to pursue a fema grant for the planning and scoping project of two microgrids
Elmwood Area Fire DepartmentElmwood, WICharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $85,457 · through 2023Largest: $85,457 to FEMA — safety for firefighting personnel
Largest: $126,564 to HEALTHCARE COMMUNITY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB — provide 20 radio kits and pre-position them across alabama, with arrl state staff member who are deployable with fema type 3 & 4 teams to anywhere in the state or other disaster ar…
The Community Foundation forOcala, FLCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $43,355 · through 2024Largest: $43,355 to ESTELLA BYRD WHITMAN WELLNESS AND COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTER INC — in accordance with fema public assistance funding
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 →