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 “semi”

Where the money went

1.0×
Southwestern Medical Foundation → Ut Southwestern: $35M across 2 grants, latest 2024Hirsch Family Foundation → Center for European Policy Analysis: $2.3M across 6 grants, latest 2024The Mcknight Foundation → International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics: $1.2M across 7 grants, latest 2024The Community Foundation of Middle → Tall Timbers Research Inc: $1.1M across 2 grants, latest 2024The Ralph C Wilson Jr Foundation → Institute for Healthcare Improvement: $1.0M across 1 grant, latest 2023Crandall Isd Education Foundation → Crandall Isd: $276K across 3 grants, latest 2024Northwest Connecticut Community → Beardsley & Memorial Library: $248K across 2 grants, latest 2024Trinity Health - Michigan → Michigan Community Health Worker Alliance: $200K across 2 grants, latest 2024The Simons Foundation Inc → Brown University: $132K across 1 grant, latest 2022Petoskey-Harbor Springs Area → Eastern Michigan University Foundation: $112K across 1 grant, latest 2023Delaware County Foundation → Turning Point: $83K across 3 grants, latest 2024Donnie M Royal Foundation → Reformed Theological Semi: $40K across 4 grants, latest 2025The Ralph C Wilson Jr Foundation → Detroit Regional Chamber Foundation: $500K across 1 grant, latest 2022Northwest Connecticut Community → Last Post Cat Refuge Vil: $150K across 1 grant, latest 2025Petoskey-Harbor Springs Area → Rudolph Steiner School of Ann Arbor: $74K across 2 grants, latest 2023Delaware County Foundation → Lifecare Alliance: $49K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Community Foundation of Middle → High Socks for Hope Inc: $38K across 1 grant, latest 2022The Simons Foundation Inc → University of Missouri: $25K across 3 grants, latest 2024Trinity Health - Michigan → Talent 2025: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2023The Ralph C Wilson Jr Foundation → Michigan Municipal League Foundation: $410K across 1 grant, latest 2024Northwest Connecticut Community → Connecticut State Community C: $131K across 1 grant, latest 2025Petoskey-Harbor Springs Area → Golf Association of Michigan Foundation: $42K across 1 grant, latest 2023Delaware County Foundation → People in Need Inc of Delaware County Ohio: $40K across 1 grant, latest 2022The Community Foundation of Middle → St George's Episcopal Church: $10K across 2 grants, latest 2024The Ralph C Wilson Jr Foundation → Wtia Workforce Institute: $400K across 1 grant, latest 2022The Ralph C Wilson Jr Foundation → Rand Corporation: $300K across 1 grant, latest 2022The Ralph C Wilson Jr Foundation → The Michigan Women's Foundation Dba Michigan Women Forward: $300K across 1 grant, latest 2024The Ralph C Wilson Jr Foundation → Stem Next Opportunity Fund: $250K across 1 grant, latest 2022The Ralph C Wilson Jr Foundation → Rosalynn Carter Institute for Caregivers: $250K across 1 grant, latest 2022The Ralph C Wilson Jr Foundation → Michigan Afterschool Partnership: $200K across 1 grant, latest 2023The Ralph C Wilson Jr Foundation → Women's Sports Foundation: $185K across 1 grant, latest 2022The Ralph C Wilson Jr Foundation → Data Driven Detroit: $150K across 1 grant, latest 2024The Ralph C Wilson Jr Foundation → The Aspen Institute Economic Opportunities Program: $125K across 1 grant, latest 2022The Ralph C Wilson Jr Foundation → Girls On the Run of Southeastern Michigan: $92K across 1 grant, latest 2022The Ralph C Wilson Jr Foundation → Aarp Foundation: $82K across 1 grant, latest 2022Northwest Connecticut Community → Greenwoods Scholarship Found: $75K across 1 grant, latest 2025The Ralph C Wilson Jr Foundation → Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan: $68K across 1 grant, latest 2023The Ralph C Wilson Jr Foundation → Corporation for A Skilled Workforce: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2024Northwest Connecticut Community → We Adopt Greyhounds Inc: $49K across 1 grant, latest 2025Northwest Connecticut Community → W L Gilbert Trust Corp: $49K across 1 grant, latest 2025Northwest Connecticut Community → W L Gilbert Retriever Rescu: $49K across 1 grant, latest 2024Northwest Connecticut Community → Salvation Army Estate Admin: $49K across 1 grant, latest 2025Northwest Connecticut Community → Winsted Area Child Care Ctr: $37K across 1 grant, latest 2025Northwest Connecticut Community → Colebrook Congregational: $26K across 1 grant, latest 2025The Ralph C Wilson Jr Foundation → The Brookings Institution: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2024Delaware County Foundation → Uso: $18K across 3 grants, latest 2024Delaware County Foundation → Volunteers of America Ohio & Indiana: $18K across 3 grants, latest 2024Delaware County Foundation → Mid-Ohio Food Collective: $18K across 3 grants, latest 2024Delaware County Foundation → Lss Faith Mission: $18K across 3 grants, latest 2024Delaware County Foundation → Disabled American Veterans: $12K across 2 grants, latest 2023Northwest Connecticut Community → Tufts Univ School of Vet Med: $12K across 1 grant, latest 2025Northwest Connecticut Community → Colebrook Associates Inc: $12K across 1 grant, latest 2025Northwest Connecticut Community → Cornell Univ - Vet Medicine: $12K across 1 grant, latest 2025Delaware County Foundation → Powell Animal Welfare Society (Paws): $11K across 1 grant, latest 2022Delaware County Foundation → Best Friends Animal Society: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2022Northwest Connecticut Community → Washington Art Association: $9K across 1 grant, latest 2022Northwest Connecticut Community → Colebrook Historical Society: $7K across 1 grant, latest 2025Delaware County Foundation → St Jude Children's Research Hospital: $7K across 1 grant, latest 2022Delaware County Foundation → Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers: $6K across 1 grant, latest 2022Delaware County Foundation → Wounded Warriors Project Inc: $6K across 1 grant, latest 2022Delaware County Foundation → Columbus Humane: $6K across 1 grant, latest 2022Delaware County Foundation → Salvation Army Central Ohio: $6K across 1 grant, latest 2022Delaware County Foundation → Disabled American Veterans Charitable Service Trust Inc: $6K across 1 grant, latest 2024Delaware County Foundation → Shriners Hospitals for Children Cincinnatikentucky: $6K across 1 grant, latest 2022Southwestern Medical Foundation: $35M on this topic. Open the funder.Southwestern Medical Foundati…$35MThe Ralph C Wilson Jr Foundation: $4.4M on this topic. Open the funder.The Ralph C Wilson Jr Foundat…$4.4MHirsch Family Foundation: $2.3M on this topic. Open the funder.Hirsch Family Foundation$2.3MThe Mcknight Foundation: $1.2M on this topic. Open the funder.The Mcknight Foundation$1.2MThe Community Foundation of Middle: $1.1M on this topic. Open the funder.The Community Foundation of M…$1.1MNorthwest Connecticut Community: $914K on this topic. Open the funder.Northwest Connecticut Communi…$914KDelaware County Foundation: $319K on this topic. Open the funder.Delaware County Foundation$319KCrandall Isd Education Foundation: $276K on this topic. Open the funder.Crandall Isd Education Founda…$276KPetoskey-Harbor Springs Area: $228K on this topic. Open the funder.Petoskey-Harbor Springs Area$228KTrinity Health - Michigan: $210K on this topic. Open the funder.Trinity Health - Michigan$210KThe Simons Foundation Inc: $157K on this topic. Open the funder.The Simons Foundation Inc$157KDonnie M Royal Foundation: $40K on this topic. Open the funder.Donnie M Royal Foundation$40KUt Southwestern: received $35M on this topicUt Southwestern$35MCenter for European Policy Analysis: received $2.3M on this topicCenter for European Policy Anal…$2.3MInternational Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics: received $1.2M on this topicInternational Crops Research In…$1.2MTall Timbers Research Inc: received $1.1M on this topicTall Timbers Research Inc$1.1MInstitute for Healthcare Improvement: received $1.0M on this topicInstitute for Healthcare Improv…$1.0MDetroit Regional Chamber Foundation: received $500K on this topicDetroit Regional Chamber Founda…$500KMichigan Municipal League Foundation: received $410K on this topicMichigan Municipal League Found…$410KWtia Workforce Institute: received $400K on this topicWtia Workforce Institute$400KRand Corporation: received $300K on this topicRand Corporation$300KThe Michigan Women's Foundation Dba Michigan Women Forward: received $300K on this topicThe Michigan Women's Foundation…$300KCrandall Isd: received $276K on this topicCrandall Isd$276KStem Next Opportunity Fund: received $250K on this topicStem Next Opportunity Fund$250KRosalynn Carter Institute for Caregivers: received $250K on this topicRosalynn Carter Institute for C…$250KBeardsley & Memorial Library: received $248K on this topicBeardsley & Memorial Library$248KMichigan Community Health Worker Alliance: received $200K on this topicMichigan Community Health Worke…$200KMichigan Afterschool Partnership: received $200K on this topicMichigan Afterschool Partnership$200KWomen's Sports Foundation: received $185K on this topicWomen's Sports Foundation$185KData Driven Detroit: received $150K on this topicData Driven Detroit$150KLast Post Cat Refuge Vil: received $150K on this topicLast Post Cat Refuge Vil$150KBrown University: received $132K on this topicBrown University$132KConnecticut State Community C: received $131K on this topicConnecticut State Community C$131KThe Aspen Institute Economic Opportunities Program: received $125K on this topicThe Aspen Institute Economic Op…$125KEastern Michigan University Foundation: received $112K on this topicEastern Michigan University Fou…$112KGirls On the Run of Southeastern Michigan: received $92K on this topicGirls On the Run of Southeaster…$92KTurning Point: received $83K on this topicTurning Point$83KAarp Foundation: received $82K on this topicAarp Foundation$82KGreenwoods Scholarship Found: received $75K on this topicGreenwoods Scholarship Found$75KRudolph Steiner School of Ann Arbor: received $74K on this topicRudolph Steiner School of Ann A…$74KCommunity Foundation for Southeast Michigan: received $68K on this topicCommunity Foundation for Southe…$68KCorporation for A Skilled Workforce: received $50K on this topicCorporation for A Skilled Workf…$50KWe Adopt Greyhounds Inc: received $49K on this topicWe Adopt Greyhounds Inc$49KW L Gilbert Trust Corp: received $49K on this topicW L Gilbert Trust Corp$49KW L Gilbert Retriever Rescu: received $49K on this topicW L Gilbert Retriever Rescu$49KSalvation Army Estate Admin: received $49K on this topicSalvation Army Estate Admin$49KLifecare Alliance: received $49K on this topicLifecare Alliance$49KGolf Association of Michigan Foundation: received $42K on this topicGolf Association of Michigan Fo…$42KReformed Theological Semi: received $40K on this topicReformed Theological Semi$40KPeople in Need Inc of Delaware County Ohio: received $40K on this topicPeople in Need Inc of Delaware…$40KHigh Socks for Hope Inc: received $38K on this topicHigh Socks for Hope Inc$38KWinsted Area Child Care Ctr: received $37K on this topicWinsted Area Child Care Ctr$37KColebrook Congregational: received $26K on this topicColebrook Congregational$26KUniversity of Missouri: received $25K on this topicUniversity of Missouri$25KThe Brookings Institution: received $25K on this topicThe Brookings Institution$25KUso: received $18K on this topicUso$18KVolunteers of America Ohio & Indiana: received $18K on this topicVolunteers of America Ohio & In…$18KMid-Ohio Food Collective: received $18K on this topicMid-Ohio Food Collective$18KLss Faith Mission: received $18K on this topicLss Faith Mission$18KDisabled American Veterans: received $12K on this topicDisabled American Veterans$12KTufts Univ School of Vet Med: received $12K on this topicTufts Univ School of Vet Med$12KColebrook Associates Inc: received $12K on this topicColebrook Associates Inc$12KCornell Univ - Vet Medicine: received $12K on this topicCornell Univ - Vet Medicine$12KPowell Animal Welfare Society (Paws): received $11K on this topicPowell Animal Welfare Society (…$11KTalent 2025: received $10K on this topicTalent 2025$10KSt George's Episcopal Church: received $10K on this topicSt George's Episcopal Church$10KBest Friends Animal Society: received $10K on this topicBest Friends Animal Society$10KWashington Art Association: received $9K on this topicWashington Art Association$9KColebrook Historical Society: received $7K on this topicColebrook Historical Society$7KSt Jude Children's Research Hospital: received $7K on this topicSt Jude Children's Research Hos…$7KStephen Siller Tunnel to Towers: received $6K on this topicStephen Siller Tunnel to Towers$6KWounded Warriors Project Inc: received $6K on this topicWounded Warriors Project Inc$6KColumbus Humane: received $6K on this topicColumbus Humane$6KSalvation Army Central Ohio: received $6K on this topicSalvation Army Central Ohio$6KDisabled American Veterans Charitable Service Trust Inc: received $6K on this topicDisabled American Veterans Char…$6KShriners Hospitals for Children Cincinnatikentucky: received $6K on this topicShriners Hospitals for Children…$6K
12 funders, 64 recipients, grants matching “semi” 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.

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 →