Funder research, done in minutes

Find the funders who already
fund work like yours.

Paste your mission and the project that needs money. FunderFit searches private foundations, federal grant programs, and research funders — then hands you a shortlist of the ones that genuinely fit, with real giving history, application instructions, and deadlines. One polished PDF. No subscription, no account, no sales call.

Get your funder report — $19 See what's inside

Built on tens of thousands of funder records from public IRS filings, Grants.gov, USAspending, NIH & NSF — refreshed automatically.

How it works

Three steps. About five minutes.

Tell us what you do

Your mission, the project that needs funding, where you work, and how much you're seeking. That's the whole form — no login, no deck upload.

We match against real records

Structured filters run first: cause area, geography of actual giving, grant-size range, and — critically — whether the funder accepts unsolicited applications. Only then does ranking happen, over real candidates.

Your report arrives

A fit brief for each matched funder — priorities inferred from what they actually funded, typical grant sizes from filings, named recent grantees, how to apply, and deadlines. PDF + web link, emailed in minutes.

Inside the report

One of these, for every matched funder.

Every figure is pulled from the funder's own filings or the official federal listing — never invented. Each brief says exactly how fresh its data is.

Example Family Foundation

STRONG FIT · 3 of 12

What they fund: Youth development and out-of-school-time programs, with a sustained tilt toward workforce readiness for teens — 61% of recent grant dollars went to organizations like yours.

Typical grant: $15k–$60k
Median: $25,000
Grants / yr: ~34
Geography: OH, MI, IN
Deadline: Rolling
Applications: Accepted ✓

Recent grantees: Midwest Youth Alliance ($30,000 — after-school STEM), Cleveland Pathways ($25,000 — job readiness), Lakefront Mentoring ($20,000 — general operating)…

Why it fits you: Your workforce-readiness project sits in their largest funding category, your ask is at their median, and they've funded first-time grantees in your state in each of the last three filings.

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, FY2024 filing · Illustrative sample — your report contains real funders.

Plus an executive summary, a ranked match table, application next-steps, and a methodology page.

Why it's different

Most funder lists fail in the same three ways.
We designed against each one.

No "stealth-closed" funders

Roughly half of private foundations only give to pre-selected organizations. Their own filings say so — a checkbox most lists ignore. We filter them out before matching even starts, so you don't spend a week on a door that was never open.

Real numbers, not brochure ranges

Typical grant sizes come from the actual grants each funder reported paying — medians and ranges computed from filings, not "contact us for details." If your ask doesn't fit their real range, they don't make your list.

Nothing invented

The matching engine can only rank funders that exist in the source data. Every name, dollar figure, and deadline in your report is checked against the underlying record before delivery — a funder that can't be verified is replaced, not embellished.

Pricing

Pay once. Get the shortlist.

For comparison: funder databases run $180–$2,400 a year in subscriptions, and a grant consultant's research retainer starts around $500.

Standard report

$19 one-time

12 matched funders with full fit briefs
Foundations + federal programs (+ NIH/NSF for researchers)
Giving stats from real filings, named recent grantees
How to apply, deadlines, restrictions
Executive summary + next steps
PDF + web link, delivered in minutes

Start my report

Deep report

$49 one-time

25 matched funders with full fit briefs
Everything in Standard
Longer strategy notes per funder
Upcoming federal forecast watchlist for your profile
Suggested application order (deadline + fit weighted)

Start deep report

Your report

Tell us about your work.

The better you describe it, the better the matches. Two minutes of writing, then secure checkout.

Standard report $1912 matched funders with full fit briefs Deep report $4925 funders + strategy notes + forecast watchlist

Organization / project name

Email report goes here

You are a…

Where you work

Amount you're seeking

EIN optional — sharpens matching

Your mission who you serve and why · 100–1,500 characters

0 / 1500

The project that needs funding what the money does · 100–2,500 characters

0 / 2500

Payment by Stripe · we never see your card · report in ~5 minutes

Questions

Fair questions, straight answers.

How fresh is the data?

It depends on the source, and each brief tells you. Federal opportunities and deadlines come from Grants.gov, refreshed daily. Foundation giving data comes from IRS Form 990-PF filings, which foundations file months after their fiscal year — so it typically reflects activity one to two years back. That lag is inherent to the public record and applies to every funder database at any price; we label the filing year on every brief instead of hiding it.

Are the matches guaranteed?

No — and be suspicious of anyone who says otherwise. These are research-grade suggestions built from public data about what each funder actually funds and how to approach them. Funding decisions belong to funders. Always verify details with the funder before applying.

What if my report has no good matches?

If the honest answer is that fewer strong matches exist, your report says so rather than padding the list. And if you feel the report contains zero plausible matches, reply to your receipt email within 14 days and we'll refund you.

Is this grant writing?

No. FunderFit replaces the research phase — the "who should we even ask?" week. You (or your grant writer) still write the applications; the report's next-steps page tells you where to start.

Do I need an account or subscription?

No. Pay once, get the report by email plus a web link that works for 30 days. Need another search later? Buy another report — many orgs run one per program per year.

What happens to what I type?

It's used to generate your report and for nothing else — never sold, never used for marketing lists. Payment details go directly to Stripe; we never see your card. This site sets no cookies and runs no third-party trackers.

I'm a researcher, not a nonprofit. Useful?

Yes — pick "Researcher / university lab" and matching includes NIH institutes and NSF programs (based on what they actually award and at what sizes) alongside private foundations that fund research, plus live federal opportunities.