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 “eric”
Where the money went
Largest: $15,000 to SCOTT ERIC — fellowship stipend
Largest: $43,700 to Augsburg College — scholarships for abdulahi ahmed (2,500), aliya mohamed (2,500), amal yusuf (4,000), bao vang (500), eric lee (5,000), fathiya musse (5,000), hikmo abdi (1,700), jee vue (7,500), ka…
Largest: $38,710 to ERIC HUBER — educational scholarship
The Community Foundation of MiddleNashville, TNCharity · may take applications
8 matching grants · $464,000 · through 2024Largest: $87,250 to SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK OF NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA INC — concert for carolina proceeds for second harvest food bank of northwest north carolina with love from luke combs, eric church and team.
Largest: $10,000 to ERIC RUETTEN — university of wisconsin - milwaukee college scholarship
Largest: $3,000 to ERIC GIBSON — educational scholarship
Largest: $775,000 to ERIC AND TIFFANY FRIEDMAN CHARITABLE FUND — see statement 8
Largest: $3.2M to ERIC CARLE MUSEUM OF PICTURE BOOK ART INC — general funding
Largest: $59,719 to ERIC LI — college scholarship
Largest: $370,000 to G ERIC BRUNSTAD JR — for research, lecturing and educatio
Largest: $1.0M to MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART — to provide support to establish the eric and wendy schmidt environment and art prize.
Largest: $27,959 to ERIC OQUEDO — educational scholarship
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 →