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.
Foundation based inAny state AL AK AZ AR CA CO CT DE DC FL GA HI ID IL IN IA KS KY LA ME MD MA MI MN MS MO MT NE NV NH NJ NM NY NC ND OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VT VA WA WV WI WY PR VI Gave to recipients inAny state AL AK AZ AR CA CO CT DE DC FL GA HI ID IL IN IA KS KY LA ME MD MA MI MN MS MO MT NE NV NH NJ NM NY NC ND OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VT VA WA WV WI WY PR VI Funder typeBoth Private foundations Charities & associations Grants of at leastAny size $10k $50k $100k Active sinceAny year 2023 or later 2024 or later
7 funders with a record of paying for “openscied”
Where the money went Carnegie Corporation of New York → National Center for Civic Innovation: $11M across 5 grants, latest 2024 The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation → National Center for Civic Innovation Inc: $3.4M across 2 grants, latest 2024 Walton Family Foundation Inc → National Center for Civic Innovation Inc: $3.0M across 2 grants, latest 2023 Arconic Foundation → National Center for Civic Innovation: $250K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Community Initiatives → City of Framingham: $82K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Bosch Community Fund → Kent Isd: $30K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Thomas G Carodiskey Foundation → Danville Area School District: $6K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Carnegie Corporation of New York → Wested: $1.8M across 4 grants, latest 2023 The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation → Learning Policy Institute: $300K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Community Initiatives → Chelsea Public Schools: $53K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Carnegie Corporation of New York → Columbia University: $1.4M across 2 grants, latest 2024 Community Initiatives → Canton Public Schools: $41K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Carnegie Corporation of New York → National Science Teaching Association: $1.3M across 4 grants, latest 2024 Carnegie Corporation of New York → Digital Promise Global: $1.1M across 3 grants, latest 2023 Carnegie Corporation of New York → Cognia Inc: $900K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Carnegie Corporation of New York → Centerpoint Education Solutions: $800K across 3 grants, latest 2023 Carnegie Corporation of New York → Learning Policy Institute: $700K across 1 grant, latest 2021 Carnegie Corporation of New York → University of Colorado Boulder: $200K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Carnegie Corporation of New York → Standardswork Inc: $200K across 1 grant, latest 2021 Carnegie Corporation of New York → Cambiar Education: $90K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Community Initiatives → North Middlesex Regional School District: $39K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Community Initiatives → Danvers Public Schools: $33K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Community Initiatives → Methuen Public Schools: $29K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Community Initiatives → Ayer Shirley Regional School District: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Community Initiatives → Lowell Community Charter Public School: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Community Initiatives → City of Worcester: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Community Initiatives → New Bedford Public Schools: $23K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Community Initiatives → Masconomet Regional School District: $22K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Community Initiatives → Hopedale Public Schools: $21K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Community Initiatives → Easthampton Public School District: $19K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Community Initiatives → Malden Public Schools: $16K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Community Initiatives → Leicester Public Schools: $14K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Community Initiatives → Town of Walpole: $13K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Community Initiatives → Argosy Collegiate Charter School: $12K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Community Initiatives → Collegiate Charter School of Lowell: $7K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Carnegie Corporation of New York: $19M on this topic. Open the funder. Carnegie Corporation of New Y… $19M The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation: $3.6M on this topic. Open the funder. The William & Flora Hewlett F… $3.6M Walton Family Foundation Inc: $3.0M on this topic. Open the funder. Walton Family Foundation Inc $3.0M Community Initiatives: $500K on this topic. Open the funder. Community Initiatives $500K Arconic Foundation: $250K on this topic. Open the funder. Arconic Foundation $250K Bosch Community Fund: $30K on this topic. Open the funder. Bosch Community Fund $30K The Thomas G Carodiskey Foundation: $6K on this topic. Open the funder. The Thomas G Carodiskey Found… $6K National Center for Civic Innovation: received $11M on this topic National Center for Civic Innov… $11M National Center for Civic Innovation Inc: received $3.4M on this topic National Center for Civic Innov… $3.4M National Center for Civic Innovation Inc: received $3.0M on this topic National Center for Civic Innov… $3.0M Wested: received $1.8M on this topic Wested $1.8M Columbia University: received $1.4M on this topic Columbia University $1.4M National Science Teaching Association: received $1.3M on this topic National Science Teaching Assoc… $1.3M Digital Promise Global: received $1.1M on this topic Digital Promise Global $1.1M Cognia Inc: received $900K on this topic Cognia Inc $900K Centerpoint Education Solutions: received $800K on this topic Centerpoint Education Solutions $800K Learning Policy Institute: received $700K on this topic Learning Policy Institute $700K Learning Policy Institute: received $300K on this topic Learning Policy Institute $300K National Center for Civic Innovation: received $250K on this topic National Center for Civic Innov… $250K University of Colorado Boulder: received $200K on this topic University of Colorado Boulder $200K Standardswork Inc: received $200K on this topic Standardswork Inc $200K Cambiar Education: received $90K on this topic Cambiar Education $90K City of Framingham: received $82K on this topic City of Framingham $82K Chelsea Public Schools: received $53K on this topic Chelsea Public Schools $53K Canton Public Schools: received $41K on this topic Canton Public Schools $41K North Middlesex Regional School District: received $39K on this topic North Middlesex Regional School… $39K Danvers Public Schools: received $33K on this topic Danvers Public Schools $33K Kent Isd: received $30K on this topic Kent Isd $30K Methuen Public Schools: received $29K on this topic Methuen Public Schools $29K Ayer Shirley Regional School District: received $25K on this topic Ayer Shirley Regional School Di… $25K Lowell Community Charter Public School: received $25K on this topic Lowell Community Charter Public… $25K City of Worcester: received $25K on this topic City of Worcester $25K New Bedford Public Schools: received $23K on this topic New Bedford Public Schools $23K Masconomet Regional School District: received $22K on this topic Masconomet Regional School Dist… $22K Hopedale Public Schools: received $21K on this topic Hopedale Public Schools $21K Easthampton Public School District: received $19K on this topic Easthampton Public School Distr… $19K Malden Public Schools: received $16K on this topic Malden Public Schools $16K Leicester Public Schools: received $14K on this topic Leicester Public Schools $14K Town of Walpole: received $13K on this topic Town of Walpole $13K Argosy Collegiate Charter School: received $12K on this topic Argosy Collegiate Charter School $12K Collegiate Charter School of Lowell: received $7K on this topic Collegiate Charter School of Lo… $7K Danville Area School District: received $6K on this topic Danville Area School District $6K 7 funders, 35 recipients, grants matching “openscied” 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. Largest: $875,000 to Columbia University — as a final grant for a project to the center for public research and leadership to finalize the curriculum implementation change framework resources and conduct a research study on…
Full grant history → IRS filings ↗
Largest: $82,200 to CITY OF FRAMINGHAM — support for openscied (ose) programming grants
Full grant history → IRS filings ↗
Largest: $3.0M to NATIONAL CENTER FOR CIVIC INNOVATION INC — for supporting the openscied project
Full grant history → IRS filings ↗
Largest: $2.0M to National Center for Civic Innovation Inc — to support openscied, a project which will set a new bar for k-12 science education focused on meeting the needs of students, teachers, and the workforce.
Full grant history → IRS filings ↗
Largest: $15,000 to KENT ISD — openscied implementation
Full grant history → IRS filings ↗
Largest: $150,000 to NATIONAL CENTER FOR CIVIC INNOVATION — openscied programs in pennsylvania and tennessee
Full grant history → IRS filings ↗
Largest: $6,270 to DANVILLE AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT — for the purchase of new supplies to enhance the students' educational experience in the sciences, including a drone kit and carolina openscied unit kits for 6th grade
Full grant history → IRS filings ↗
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.
Browse by field A few starting points in each field — the search box above reaches every topic in all 9.6 million grants.
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 →