Funding Observatory
Official sources No account

Evidence-first funding research for small nonprofit teams

Find credible funders without starting from a blank spreadsheet.

Describe your nonprofit program and funding need. Get a prioritized, source-backed shortlist with fit notes, deadline cues, and official application links — no account required.

Official sources
Funder, government, foundation, and institutional pages.
Fit explanations
Why each opportunity may match your mission and geography.
Application handoffs
Deadline cues, guidelines, and direct links to verify.
Board-ready output
A shareable shortlist and print-ready PDF.
  1. 1Describe need
  2. 2Review matches
  3. 3Share brief

Funding request

What does your nonprofit need to fund?

Include location, amount, timeline, nonprofit status, and people served. Leave out names, email addresses, phone numbers, and confidential client details.
Start with an example

Research starting point — not an award prediction or eligibility guarantee.

Official sources firstProgram, guideline, government, and application pages are prioritized over scraped directories.
Fit, not a database dumpEach result explains why it may be worth your team’s time and what still needs verification.
Private until you shareThe page stays at the home URL after a search. Sharing requires an explicit privacy review.
Funding overview

Search summary

Eligibility Needs more detail Public-benefit projects only.
Opportunities found 0 Prioritized by mission alignment and source quality.
No shortlist yet. Describe your nonprofit funding need above.
Reviewed starting points

Example funding shortlists

Use a sanitized example to see how a funding request is structured.

    How the observatory builds your shortlist.

    Funding Discovery reviews potential funders across official sites, government portals, institutional programs, and application pages. The shortlist stays compact, links directly to evidence, and can be shared with your development team or board.

    Source-backed, not endorsedVerification means an official site, application page, guideline page, or program source was found. It does not mean the funder approved or reviewed your request.
    Alignment guides prioritizationScores weigh mission, geography, nonprofit type, people served, timing, source quality, and available application guidance.
    Funding windows moveConfirm current status, eligibility, restrictions, documents, and deadlines directly with the funder before applying.
    Corrections welcomeIf a link is stale or a program status looks wrong, email [email protected] with the funder name and source link.
    Privacy and personalizationSearches stay on the home URL until you choose to share. Local click history is used only in this browser to reorder results.

    Source links