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 “ranked”
Where the money went
Unite America InstituteDenver, COCharity · may take applications
21 matching grants · $4.4M · through 2024Largest: $912,000 to FAIRVOTE — to support the grantee's programmatic priorities including research & analysis on the use of ranked choice voting and outreach & engagement focused on conservative perspectives on …
Largest: $87,500 to VISIBLE NETWK LABS — 79973 assessing the research, policy, and practice influence on thought leaders of rwjf's county health rankings & roadmaps program
Fairvote ActionSilver Spring, MDCharity · may take applications
11 matching grants · $537,000 · through 2024Largest: $35,000 to RANK MI VOTE BALLOT QUESTION COMMITTEE — education on ranked choice voting
Unite AmericaDenver, COCharity · may take applications
10 matching grants · $706,550 · through 2024Largest: $200,000 to NEVADA VOTERS FIRST — to collect signatures to qualify a 2022 ballot initiative for nonpartisan primaries and ranked choice voting in nevada.
FairvoteSilver Spring, MDCharity · may take applications
9 matching grants · $334,150 · through 2024Largest: $100,000 to RANK THE VOTE — outreach and education on ranked choice voting
Action NowHouston, TXCharity · may take applications
5 matching grants · $1.9M · through 2022Largest: $100,000 to OREGON RANKED CHOICE VOTING ADVOCATES — to support ranked choice voting in portland, oregon.
John D and Catherine T MacArthur Foundation (Consolidated)Chicago, IL
5 matching grants · $750,000 · through 2024Largest: $150,000 to New America Foundation — in support of the ranking digital rights project.
Avocet FoundationMinneapolis, MN
4 matching grants · $80,000 · through 2024Largest: $20,000 to FAIRVOTE MINNESOTA FOUNDATION — promoting better democracy through improving thevoting system. we provide research and education about theeffects our voting system has on the quality of democracy andadvocate for …
Largest: $125,000 to Weill Cornell Medicine — provide funds to one of the nation's top-ranked medical and graduate schools
Largest: $100,770 to GHANA CENTER FOR DEMOCRATIC DEVELOPMENT — for ghana cities monitor: measuring and ranking the quality of governance and service provision
Largest: $162,511 to MOREHOUSE COLLEGE — core support for the ida b. wells society to increase the ranks, retention and profile of reporters of color in the field of investigative reporting
The Yung Family FoundationCrestview Hills, KY
2 matching grants · $2.0M · through 2024Largest: $1.0M to THE CHRIST HOSPITAL FOUNDATION — in support of the comprehensive oncology program, working to achieve a top 50 ranking in us news & world report. the support will ensure resources are available to continue conduct…
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 →