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 “tuitionto”
Where the money went
Largest: $35,125 to UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN — to provide a scholarship for a student's 2022 tuitionto provide a scholarship for a student's 2021 tuition
Largest: $60,000 to OUR LADY OF FAITMA CATHOLIC SCHOOL — to aid and assist needy children/ students in their tuitionto maintain the facilities to aid and assist in salaries and other benefits for the teachers
Largest: $2,000 to CARDON JAMES — to assist with college tuitionto assist with college tuition
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 →