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.

8 funders with a record of paying for “incomplete”

Where the money went

1.0×
Lawrence J and Anne Rubenstein → Combined Jewish Philanthropies: $215K across 1 grant, latest 2023Russell Sage Foundation → University of Michigan: $153K across 2 grants, latest 2022The Leona M and Harry B Helmsley → The Regents of the University of Colorado Denver: $151K across 1 grant, latest 2024The Andy Warhol Foundation for the → Brooklyn Museum: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2022Social Entrepreneurs of New Orleans → Thrive New Orleans: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2022Laura and John Arnold Foundation → Rector & Visitors of the University of Virginia: $40K across 1 grant, latest 2022The Wenner-Gren Foundation for → Parag Jyoti Saikia: $9K across 1 grant, latest 2022Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts → Elise Hunchuck: $8K across 1 grant, latest 2024Social Entrepreneurs of New Orleans → Fund 17: $70K across 1 grant, latest 2022Lawrence J and Anne Rubenstein: $215K on this topic. Open the funder.Lawrence J and Anne Rubenstein$215KSocial Entrepreneurs of New Orleans: $170K on this topic. Open the funder.Social Entrepreneurs of New O…$170KRussell Sage Foundation: $153K on this topic. Open the funder.Russell Sage Foundation$153KThe Leona M and Harry B Helmsley: $151K on this topic. Open the funder.The Leona M and Harry B Helms…$151KThe Andy Warhol Foundation for the: $100K on this topic. Open the funder.The Andy Warhol Foundation fo…$100KLaura and John Arnold Foundation: $40K on this topic. Open the funder.Laura and John Arnold Foundat…$40KThe Wenner-Gren Foundation for: $9K on this topic. Open the funder.The Wenner-Gren Foundation for$9KGraham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts: $8K on this topic. Open the funder.Graham Foundation for Advance…$8KCombined Jewish Philanthropies: received $215K on this topicCombined Jewish Philanthropies$215KUniversity of Michigan: received $153K on this topicUniversity of Michigan$153KThe Regents of the University of Colorado Denver: received $151K on this topicThe Regents of the University o…$151KBrooklyn Museum: received $100K on this topicBrooklyn Museum$100KThrive New Orleans: received $100K on this topicThrive New Orleans$100KFund 17: received $70K on this topicFund 17$70KRector & Visitors of the University of Virginia: received $40K on this topicRector & Visitors of the Univer…$40KParag Jyoti Saikia: received $9K on this topicParag Jyoti Saikia$9KElise Hunchuck: received $8K on this topicElise Hunchuck$8K
8 funders, 9 recipients, grants matching “incomplete” 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 →