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.

3 funders with a record of paying for “progrgam”

Where the money went

1.0×
Charles Lawrence Keith and → Catholic Charities: $1.1M across 3 grants, latest 2025Chicago Fire Foundation → United Elite S C Nfp: $140K across 1 grant, latest 2022Savannah Jewish Council Inc → American Cancer Society: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2021Charles Lawrence Keith and: $1.1M on this topic. Open the funder.Charles Lawrence Keith and$1.1MChicago Fire Foundation: $140K on this topic. Open the funder.Chicago Fire Foundation$140KSavannah Jewish Council Inc: $25K on this topic. Open the funder.Savannah Jewish Council Inc$25KCatholic Charities: received $1.1M on this topicCatholic Charities$1.1MUnited Elite S C Nfp: received $140K on this topicUnited Elite S C Nfp$140KAmerican Cancer Society: received $25K on this topicAmerican Cancer Society$25K
3 funders, 3 recipients, grants matching “progrgam” 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 →