Foundation Funder Database
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A database of 38,000+ US private foundations from their IRS 990-PF filings — with giving history, typical grant size, where they fund, recipients, and the application contacts they filed. Stop guessing who to ask.
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See exactly what’s inside
A look at the actual tabs in the download — Pro tier.
A small sample of the full dataset of 38,000+ US private foundations.
Who it’s for
Development officers
Build a targeted prospect list of funders that actually give to your cause and region.
Grant writers & consultants
Qualify foundations fast — giving size, focus, and whether they accept unsolicited asks.
Nonprofit researchers
Analyze the funding landscape for a cause or state without scraping thousands of filings.
Data & CRM teams
Load structured funder + grant data straight into your tools.
Official public source
Built directly from official public filings — not scraped guesses.
Instant download
Pay by card, download immediately. No subscription, no sales call.
National coverage
38,000+ private foundations across all 50 states and DC, with cause area where the filing shows one.
Latest filings
Built from each foundation’s most recent 990-PF in the IRS 2026 e-file releases — a point-in-time snapshot.
Choose your tier
One-time purchase. Instant download. No subscription.
Directory
$149 one-time
US private foundations from IRS filings, by state and cause.
- âś“38,000+ US foundations
- âś“State, cause & total assets
- âś“Latest-year grants paid
- âś“Know who takes cold asks
- âś“Phone number for 95%, as filed
Pro
$349 one-time
Giving intelligence for prospecting.
- âś“Everything in Directory
- âś“38,000+ US foundations
- âś“Grants paid + total granted
- âś“Typical & largest check size
- âś“Who each funder actually backs
- âś“Officer & trustee counts
- âś“Application contact for 8,500+ (2,000+ with email)
Intelligence
$849 one-time
The full itemized giving record.
- âś“Everything in Pro
- âś“38,000+ US foundations
- âś“Every top grant, line by line
- âś“Recipient, amount, purpose, year
- âś“Built for analysis & modeling
One-time purchase · instant .xlsx download · sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings
Tier prices cover a single-user licence for personal, internal, and client work. To redistribute the data or build your own solution on it, please contact us for a commercial licence.
Ask questions about the funders in plain English
Put the file into ChatGPT or Copilot and ask it questions, like talking to a helper who has read every foundation's tax filing.
Also works in Claude and Gemini.
1. Download your file
After you buy, open the email and save the Excel file to your computer.
2. Add it to ChatGPT
Click the paperclip, pick the file, and wait for it to finish.
3. Ask a question
Type your question the way you would say it out loud. Press Enter.
Try asking
- Which foundations in Texas fund animal shelters?
- Which funders accept applications without an invitation?
- Which foundations gave the most to food banks last year?
- List foundations with more than $10 million in assets that fund education.
- Which funders have given to a small museum before?
- Answers come from the foundations in your file, so every funder it names is one you can check.
- Giving figures come from each foundation's latest tax filing. They show past giving, not a promise to fund you.
- Questions about single grants, like who received how much, need the Intelligence workbook. Directory has each foundation's cause, state, assets, and who takes cold asks.
One-time purchase vs expensive subscriptions
Subscription tools charge every month, whether you use them or not. Buy the file once and keep it.
Funder subscriptions
- Candid Foundation DirectoryPremium
$100/month
$1,199 a year
Keeps charging every year you stay.
- InstrumentlDiscover
$299/month
$3,588 a year
Keeps charging every year you stay.
US Grants Database
$349
one time · Pro tier
- Pay once. No monthly bill, no renewal.
- Yours to keep. No login that stops working when you cancel.
- Opens in Excel, Google Sheets, or your own tools.
- Ask ChatGPT or Copilot questions about it.
Save $850 in your first year compared with Candid Foundation Directory Premium.
Subscription prices are from each vendor's public pricing page as of September 2026, before tax, and may change. Candid Foundation Directory Premium is $1,199 billed annually (about $100/month), or $219 paid monthly. Instrumentl Discover is $299/month billed annually, or $349 paid monthly. Subscription tools include features such as deadline alerts and application tracking that a spreadsheet does not; compare what you actually use. Our price is a single-user licence; see usage terms below. Vendor names are used only to identify their products; no endorsement is implied.
FAQFrequently Asked Questions
Every record is built directly from IRS Form 990-PF filings — the annual returns US private foundations are required to file. It is not scraped or estimated.
A downloadable spreadsheet of 38,000+ US private foundations with state, cause area (identifiable for about half), assets, grants paid, whether they accept unsolicited applications, and the phone number on their filing. Higher tiers add per-funder giving summaries, the application contact the foundation filed (name, phone and, for about 2,000, an email), and the full itemized grant record as CSV.
After a one-time card payment you get an instant download — no subscription and no sales call. The file is a point-in-time snapshot of the latest filings.
Directory ($149) is one row per foundation with its filed phone number. Pro ($349) adds per-funder giving summaries (grant count, totals, median, top recipients), where each funder gives (Funds In), and the filed application contact, phone, email and website. Intelligence ($849) adds the full itemized grants as CSV plus recipient, year and biggest-grant tabs.
Yes. Open ChatGPT or Copilot, click the paperclip, add the Excel file, and ask questions in your own words, such as which foundations in your state fund your cause. It also works in Claude and Gemini.
Yes — the full directory is free to browse on the site. The dataset is for when you want every funder in one structured file for prospecting, analysis, or import into your tools.
It reflects each foundation’s most recent processed 990-PF filing. Foundations file annually, so figures are historical by nature — they show a funder’s recent giving pattern, not future commitments.
Usage Terms
Standard Licence (included with every purchase)
- Personal and internal business use by one licensed user
- Client deliverables such as grant scans, shortlists, and reports for your own clients
- Academic research and publications (attribution required)
- Policy analysis and government research
- Non-profit program development
Requires a Separate Commercial Licence
- Redistributing, reselling, or publishing the data in any form
- Building a product, app, database, or service (free or paid) that offers the data or a derivative of it to others
- Sharing the file, download links, or credentials beyond the single licensed user
- Team or enterprise access (5+ seats)
Standard purchases cover personal and client work. For commercial redistribution, building your own solution on the data, or team access, please contact us for separate pricing.
Data Accuracy
While we strive to maintain accurate and up-to-date information, the database is provided "as is." We recommend verifying critical information directly with government sources before making significant decisions.
For full terms, see our Terms of Service.