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 “raiser”
Where the money went
Largest: $20,000 to SHORELINE SOUP KITCHEN PANTRY — annual fund raiser
Largest: $27,000 to PRINCETON UNIVERSITY — annual fund raiser
Largest: $15,000 to TEXAS & SOUTHWESTERN CATTLE RAISERS — for assistance to the foundation's scholarship program
Wend IiBentonville, AR
3 matching grants · $475,000 · through 2024Largest: $225,000 to The Tipi Raisers — to support all aspects of tipi raisers and gen 7 operations, including the gen7 youth leadership program
Largest: $20,000 to COLORADO THERAPEUTIC RIDING CENTER — annual fund raiser donee discretion
Largest: $26,000 to Presentation HS — catholic hs fund raiser
Largest: $27,750 to YMCA OF WILMINGTON — to support their annual fund raiser
Seattle FoundationSeattle, WACharity · may take applications
5 matching grants · $26,500 · through 2024Largest: $18,000 to LITERARY ARTS — bookmark fund raiser.
Largest: $5,000 to Guide Dogs of America — puppy raisers are the cornerstone of our training program at guide dogs of america. at the heart of every successful guide dog team is a puppy raiser who embraced the opportunity t…
Jeffery and Michelle Gubbels Charitable FoundationWharton, TX
3 matching grants · $13,075 · through 2024Largest: $1,585 to Holy Family Catholic Church Fall Fund Raiser — annual fund raiser contribution
Largest: $3,000 to Patriot Paws — service dogs, mobility, pts, ptsd, disability, veteran, volunteer, puppy raiser, prison program, dog training, dog trainer, adi, assistance dogs international
Bryant Edwards FoundationWichita Falls, TX
3 matching grants · $15,000 · through 2024Largest: $5,000 to Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers — cattle raisers museum and general 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 →