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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 inGave to recipients inFunder typeGrants of at leastActive since

6 funders with a record of paying for “sbir”

Where the money went

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6 funders, 64 recipients, grants matching “sbir” 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.

Bioconnect IowaDes Moines, IACharity · may take applications
38 matching grants · $1.2M · through 2023
Largest: $100,000 to PATHWARE INC — sbir financial award
Full grant history →IRS filings ↗
Tennessee Technology Development CorpNashville, TNCharity · may take applications
26 matching grants · $5.4M · through 2024
Largest: $308,000 to FC RENEW LLC — sbir, grant consulting, intern stipend
Full grant history →IRS filings ↗
Elevate VenturesIndianapolis, INCharity · may take applications
20 matching grants · $1.2M · through 2022
Largest: $150,000 to KOVINA THERAPEUTICS INC — sbir phase 1 matching grant
Full grant history →IRS filings ↗
Research Bridge PartnersDallas, TXCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $174,835 · through 2024
Largest: $144,845 to GENRAB INC — research bridge partners expects this grant to promote the future submission of a proposal by genrab to a federal agency sbir or sttr funding program. this grant includes funding f…
Full grant history →IRS filings ↗
Maine Technology InstitutePortland, MECharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $20,000 · through 2023
Largest: $10,000 to Viable Gear — viable gear is using seaweed to replace plastic in the aquaculture and fishing industry. viable gear is a current recipient of a noaa sbir phase i and will be applying to the noaa …
Full grant history →IRS filings ↗
80-20 FoundationSan Antonio, TX
1 matching grant · $55,000 · through 2023
Largest: $55,000 to Velocity TX — support startup alley and sbir bootcamp programs
Full grant history →IRS filings ↗

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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 →

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Bioconnect IowaDes Moines, IACharity · may take applications

Tennessee Technology Development CorpNashville, TNCharity · may take applications

Elevate VenturesIndianapolis, INCharity · may take applications

Research Bridge PartnersDallas, TXCharity · may take applications

Maine Technology InstitutePortland, MECharity · may take applications

80-20 FoundationSan Antonio, TX

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