funder databases
Free and subscription-based databases can be used to research funding opportunities and grantmakers.
GRANT DATABASES AND SEARCH TOOLS
DevelopmentAid (international development)
Devex (international development)
Grantmakers.io (provides free, public access to the IRS 990 dataset)
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.)
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.)
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)