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 “longboat”
Where the money went
The Community Foundation of Sarasota CoSarasota, FLCharity · may take applications
7 matching grants · $965,999 · through 2024Largest: $756,713 to LONGBOAT ISLAND CHAPEL INC — religion related, spiritual development
Largest: $71,700 to CHRIST CHURCH OF LONGBOAT KEY INC — general operations
The Community Foundation ofLouisville, KYCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $48,000 · through 2024Largest: $15,000 to LONGBOAT ISLAND CHAPEL INC — x20 christian
Manatee Community FoundationBradenton, FLCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $175,000 · through 2024Largest: $75,000 to CHRIST CHURCH OF LONGBOAT KEY — religion related, spiritual development
Largest: $50,140 to Longboat Key Center For Healthy Living — general & matching
Largest: $3,500 to Longboat Key Rotary Charitable Trus — a portal to service, where members gather carry out programs and projects that benefit the community and the world.
The Greater Cincinnati FoundationCincinnati, OHCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $37,000 · through 2024Largest: $17,000 to TEMPLE BETH ISRAEL OF LONGBOAT KEY FLORIDA — programatic support
Largest: $10,000 to LAKE CHAMPLAIN MARITIME MUSEUM — high school longboat rowing program 2023
Longboat Key FoundationLongboat Key, FLCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $826,404 · through 2023Largest: $754,389 to Town of Longboat Key — for the town center green including the arts, cultural, and educational center and related programming.
Largest: $5,000 to TEMPLE BETH ISRAEL OF LONGBOAT KEY — to support the organization's programs
Largest: $10,000 to LONGBOAT KEY FOUNDATION INC — the dog park at bayfront park
Largest: $60,000 to Gulf Coast Community Foundation — to enable the longboat key police department to acquire a driving simulator for emergency vehicle operations
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 →

