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
12 funders with a record of paying for “penguin”
Where the money went Sioux Falls Area Community Foundation → The Premiere Playhouse: $102K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Frances K & Charles D Field → California Academy of Sciences: $100K across 2 grants, latest 2025 Taso Foundation Inc → Sun Prairie Civic Theatre: $88K across 4 grants, latest 2025 The Shubert Foundation Inc → Penguin Players Ltd: $70K across 4 grants, latest 2024 The Oregon Community Foundation → Penguin Productions: $62K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Alfred P Sloan Foundation → Julia Belluz: $60K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Eversource Energy Foundation Inc → Special Olympics (Ct): $50K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Pittsburgh Foundation → Mighty Penguins Sled Hockey: $16K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Wags and Menace Make A Difference Foundation → Penguins International: $12K across 8 grants, latest 2025 Eleanor Thornell Charitable → Cisd Penguin Project: $10K across 4 grants, latest 2025 The Snyder Family Fund → Pittsburgh Penguins Foundation: $10K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Blase Family Foundation → The Penguin Club: $6K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Alfred P Sloan Foundation → Nicola Twilley: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Eversource Energy Foundation Inc → Special Olympics Nh (Nh): $35K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Pittsburgh Foundation → Pittsburgh Penguins Foundation: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Blase Family Foundation → The United Penguins Foundation: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Wags and Menace Make A Difference Foundation → Wildlife Conservation Network Inc: $1K across 1 grant, latest 2025 Alfred P Sloan Foundation → Natalie Lampert: $35K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Eversource Energy Foundation Inc → Special Olympics Ma (Ma): $10K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Blase Family Foundation → Ysu Penguin Club: $1K across 1 grant, latest 2025 Alfred P Sloan Foundation → Joshua Sokol: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Alfred P Sloan Foundation → Brooke Jarvis: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Alfred P Sloan Foundation: $195K on this topic. Open the funder. Alfred P Sloan Foundation $195K Sioux Falls Area Community Foundation: $102K on this topic. Open the funder. Sioux Falls Area Community Fo… $102K The Frances K & Charles D Field: $100K on this topic. Open the funder. The Frances K & Charles D Fie… $100K Eversource Energy Foundation Inc: $95K on this topic. Open the funder. Eversource Energy Foundation… $95K Taso Foundation Inc: $88K on this topic. Open the funder. Taso Foundation Inc $88K The Shubert Foundation Inc: $70K on this topic. Open the funder. The Shubert Foundation Inc $70K The Oregon Community Foundation: $62K on this topic. Open the funder. The Oregon Community Foundati… $62K The Pittsburgh Foundation: $26K on this topic. Open the funder. The Pittsburgh Foundation $26K Wags and Menace Make A Difference Foundation: $13K on this topic. Open the funder. Wags and Menace Make A Differ… $13K The Blase Family Foundation: $12K on this topic. Open the funder. The Blase Family Foundation $12K Eleanor Thornell Charitable: $10K on this topic. Open the funder. Eleanor Thornell Charitable $10K The Snyder Family Fund: $10K on this topic. Open the funder. The Snyder Family Fund $10K The Premiere Playhouse: received $102K on this topic The Premiere Playhouse $102K California Academy of Sciences: received $100K on this topic California Academy of Sciences $100K Sun Prairie Civic Theatre: received $88K on this topic Sun Prairie Civic Theatre $88K Penguin Players Ltd: received $70K on this topic Penguin Players Ltd $70K Penguin Productions: received $62K on this topic Penguin Productions $62K Julia Belluz: received $60K on this topic Julia Belluz $60K Special Olympics (Ct): received $50K on this topic Special Olympics (Ct) $50K Nicola Twilley: received $50K on this topic Nicola Twilley $50K Special Olympics Nh (Nh): received $35K on this topic Special Olympics Nh (Nh) $35K Natalie Lampert: received $35K on this topic Natalie Lampert $35K Joshua Sokol: received $25K on this topic Joshua Sokol $25K Brooke Jarvis: received $25K on this topic Brooke Jarvis $25K Pittsburgh Penguins Foundation: received $19K on this topic Pittsburgh Penguins Foundation $19K Mighty Penguins Sled Hockey: received $16K on this topic Mighty Penguins Sled Hockey $16K Penguins International: received $12K on this topic Penguins International $12K Cisd Penguin Project: received $10K on this topic Cisd Penguin Project $10K Special Olympics Ma (Ma): received $10K on this topic Special Olympics Ma (Ma) $10K The Penguin Club: received $6K on this topic The Penguin Club $6K The United Penguins Foundation: received $5K on this topic The United Penguins Foundation $5K Wildlife Conservation Network Inc: received $1K on this topic Wildlife Conservation Network I… $1K Ysu Penguin Club: received $1K on this topic Ysu Penguin Club $1K 12 funders, 21 recipients, grants matching “penguin” only. Ribbon width is proportional to the total given; each funder has its own colour (smaller funders in gray). 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: $50,000 to NICOLA TWILLEY — to support the research and writing of the birth of cool, to be published by penguin press
Full grant history → IRS filings ↗
Largest: $2,000 to PENGUINS INTERNATIONAL — in support of conservation efforts
Full grant history → IRS filings ↗
Largest: $50,000 to SPECIAL OLYMPICS (CT) — support for the 2022 penguin plunge at crandall pa
Full grant history → IRS filings ↗
Largest: $28,122 to SUN PRAIRIE CIVIC THEATRE — penguin project
Full grant history → IRS filings ↗
Largest: $20,000 to PENGUIN PLAYERS LTD — general operating support for theatrical productions and activities
Full grant history → IRS filings ↗
Largest: $5,800 to THE PENGUIN CLUB — to support the youngstown state university student athlete scholarship fund.
Full grant history → IRS filings ↗
Largest: $30,800 to Penguin Productions — performing arts
Full grant history → IRS filings ↗
Largest: $2,500 to CISD PENGUIN PROJECT — charitable operation
Full grant history → IRS filings ↗
Largest: $10,950 to MIGHTY PENGUINS SLED HOCKEY — recreation and sports
Full grant history → IRS filings ↗
Largest: $50,000 to CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES — penguin program
Full grant history → IRS filings ↗
Largest: $59,127 to THE PREMIERE PLAYHOUSE — general support, penguin project
Full grant history → IRS filings ↗
Largest: $3,500 to PITTSBURGH PENGUINS FOUNDATION — general & unrestricted
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 →
