Funder Discovery

Get a funder snapshot without reading a 50-page 990.

Every funder in the database gets a structured profile — giving history, top recipients, focus areas, and contact info — read out of raw 990 filings and framed for a decision, not a data dump.

"You found a promising funder, but all you have is a name. Now you're downloading their 990, scrolling through 50 pages of IRS forms to find what they actually fund."

1. the 990 deep-dive

Form 990-PF — 52 pages

p. 14

"what do they actually fund?" — 15 minutes in, still scrolling toward Part XV

2. the same filing, distilled

The Hartwell Fund

from the 2024 filing
$1.2M annual giving $18M assets median grant $28K

Youth · Workforce · Ohio & the Midwest — 18 grants last year, top recipients listed

every profile in the same shape — scan one in 30 seconds, compare ten in five minutes

3. framed for a decision

6 of their 18 recent grants went to first-time recipients — a real opening for an org your size.

Median grant sits right at your typical ask. Geography matches. Worth the next look.

not doc-to-list — doc-to-judgment-call. keep looking, or go deeper.

15-20 min per funder to get basics 30 seconds per profile Funder research time
Included in every plan

The old way vs. the Grantable way.

You know the old workflow. Here's how it changes.

The 990 PDF deep-dive

  1. 1

    Find the 990 filing

    Hunt for the most recent filing on the IRS site or Candid

  2. 2

    Download and open the PDF

    50+ pages of dense IRS form data

  3. 3

    Search for giving data

    Scroll to Part XV for the grants list — if it is even there

  4. 4

    Look for focus areas

    Read the mission statement on page 1, cross-reference with grants on page 30

  5. 5

    Find contact info

    Check the return header for an address — no website or email listed

  6. 6

    Do this for every funder

    15-20 minutes per funder, just to answer "should I keep looking?"

Grantable funder profiles

  1. 1

    Click any funder

    Open a clean, structured profile page in one click

  2. 2

    The filing, distilled

    Total giving, assets, and median grant size — lifted from the raw 990

  3. 3

    View top recipients

    Who they fund, how much, and how often — structured and searchable

  4. 4

    Read their focus areas

    Mission, program interests, and geographic preferences at a glance

  5. 5

    Framed for a decision

    Not just extracted fields — what their giving actually says about your odds

  6. 6

    30 seconds, not 30 minutes

    Every profile is the same format — easy to scan and compare

Every funder, one click away.

Structured profiles that turn raw filings into judgment calls.