funder databases

Free and subscription-based databases can be used to research funding opportunities and grantmakers.

GRANT DATABASES AND SEARCH TOOLS

  • Big Online America

  • DevelopmentAid (international development)

  • Devex (international development)

  • Foundation Center’s Foundation Directory Online

  • FoundationSearch

  • Funding Institutional

  • FundsforNGOs

  • GetEdFunding

  • GrantForward

  • Grant Gopher

  • Grantmakers.io (provides free, public access to the IRS 990 dataset)

  • GrantSelect

  • Grants for US (A database of U.S.-focused grant opportunities from the same company that runs FundsforNGOs. The website posts some opportunities that you can view for free, but the bulk of the listings are behind a paywall.)

  • GrantStation (To purchase a GrantStation subscription for just $95/year, please join our free membership area to access a special discount link for our readers only.)

  • Grant Watch

  • Grantseeker.io (This site used to be part of Fluxx, which is a grant management tool for grantmakers. Grantseeker.io has a free, basic plan that allows you to track grants and reporting deadlines. To access Grantseeker’s funder database, you need to subscribe to the paid plan, which is currently $50/month.)

  • GuideStar (GuideStar doesn’t post funding opportunities. It is a resource for accessing the financial profiles of organizations, including nonprofits and private foundations. GuideStar allows some information to be accessed for free and a premium plan for full access.)

  • Inside Philanthropy (Inside Philanthropy provides philanthropy news and has a grant funder database. You can see descriptions and thoughtful insights on the grant practices of 4,000+ funders for free. Access to more detailed information about the funders requires a subscription.)

  • Instrumentl (Use Instrumentl to discover, track, and manage your grants through an all-in-one platform. A 14-day trial is available, and you can receive 2 months free when upgrading to an annual plan with the code PEAK2MOANNUAL.)

  • Philanthropy News Digest (part of the Candid family of services, PND includes a free searchable database of grant opportunities, mostly for US organizations)

  • Pivot (oriented toward funding opportunities for research)

  • ScientifyRESEARCH (Free research funding database)

  • SPIN (oriented toward institutional clients, contains opportunities from government agencies, foundations, and corporations)

  • Terra Viva Grants Directory (free access to calls for proposals and donor profiles, inexpensive subscription for database access)