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 “troubled”
Where the money went
Largest: $36,000 to Mercaz Hageula — troubled youth
Largest: $1.0M to BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATERS INC — a path home for every youth
Largest: $93,292 to UNITED BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS — support of troubled youth
Largest: $6,000 to RED ROCK REFUGE — camp for troubled boys
Boston FoundationBoston, MACharity · may take applications
7 matching grants · $1.1M · through 2024Largest: $218,750 to Bridge Over Troubled Waters Inc — operating support/annual fund
Largest: $2,500 to INTERVAL HOUSE — support of a shelter for troubled and endangered youth
United Way of Greater HoustonHouston, TXCharity · may take applications
6 matching grants · $326,280 · through 2023Largest: $93,858 to The Bridge Over Troubled Waters — escape from violence
Largest: $802,780 to AMIKIDS INC DBA AMIKIDS TAMPA — since 1971, amikids tampa has been dedicated to helping kids discover the potential within them, transform their lives and strengthen our community. located in tampa, florida, amik…
Largest: $225,000 to BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATERS INC — wraparound basic needs for underserved youth
Largest: $12,076 to MERCY MULTIPLIED — support for troubled & abused women
A Bridge To OpportunityPasadena, TXCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $748,958 · through 2025Largest: $321,198 to The Bridge Over Troubled Waters Inc — resident rent assistance
Largest: $250,000 to Bridge Over Troubled Waters Inc — massachusetts community grants: to support the "path home for every youth" campaign for fiscal years 2023, 2024, 2025, and 2026
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 →