FunderFit
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 Open a full sample

Built on tens of thousands of funder records from public IRS filings, Grants.gov, and NIH RePORTER — with source-vintage labels on every match.

Research free first

Filter application-ready foundations without sharing your email.

Choose a cause, location, and request size. The free matcher uses public filing data only—no paid AI, account, cookies, or personal mission text.

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How it works

Three steps. About five minutes.

1

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.

2

We match against real records

Structured filters run first: cause area, geography of actual giving, grant-size range, and — critically — whether the latest filing reports an open application path. Only then does ranking happen, over real candidates.

3

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. The finished report shows the supporting public records behind each recommendation.

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.

View the complete sample report →

Why it's different

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

No "stealth-closed" funders

Many private foundations only give to pre-selected organizations. Their own filings say so — a checkbox many 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.

No annual database subscription and no consultant retainer — just one report for the program you describe.

Best place to start

Standard report

$19 one-time
  • 12 matched funders with full fit briefs
  • Foundations + federal programs (+ NIH 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

14-day zero-plausible-match refund policy

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

Premium strategy analysis · same 14-day policy

Your report

Tell us about your work.

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

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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, email support@funderfit.co 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. If you need research for a different program later, you can buy a separate report.

What happens to what I type?

Your mission, project details, optional EIN, location, organization type, and requested amount are used to generate your report and automatically erased after 30 days — never sold or used for marketing lists. Minimal order records are retained for accounting. 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 based on what they actually award and at what sizes, alongside private foundations that fund research and live federal opportunities.