You can search through over 2000 grant opportunities, all active and accepting proposals in the coming year! Our researchers are regularly adding new profiles and updating our existing ones. Check out a sample profile to see the type of information we provide.

What We Include

This database features all private grantmakers:

• independent, family, community, and corporate foundations
• corporate giving programs
• faith-based grantmakers
• any other associations with a grantmaking program

How To Search

Before you start searching, check out our guide on Primary Research and using a Project Description Worksheet to make your research more effective and efficient.

1. Select your Geographic Scope.

• Select your CONTINENT to get a list of grantmakers giving across the entire continent.
• You will then see the ability to select your COUNTRY. If you click on that, your results will BROADEN to include those who focus giving on your country.
• You will get new results as you click on criteria.
• The criteria will display in the above right. You can remove criteria by clicking on the minus sign or by deselecting the boxes.
• Add GLOBAL Grantmakers to your search to list funders who give in any country.
• If you work in a DEVELOPING country, you can add that to your search to see grantmakers who define their giving scope to those areas.

2. You can NARROW your results by searching for a keyword in the profile. Review a list of effective words to use in our Search Terms list.

To review our Search Terms, visit our glossary..

To learn more, visit our Search Tips page.