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Know exactly who you're applying to.
Most grant writers spend hours piecing together funder information from old PDFs and outdated directories. Grantivo puts it all in one place: giving history, financials, grant sizes, top recipients, and application details for over 112,000 private foundations.
Stop applying to the wrong funders
One of the most expensive mistakes in grant writing is spending weeks on an application that was never going to be a fit. The funder only gives locally. Or they cap grants at $25K and you need $200K. Or they haven't funded anything in your issue area in years.
Five minutes with a funder profile can save you weeks of wasted work. See exactly who they fund, how much, and whether your organization fits the pattern.
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Read their financial story
A funder with $200M in assets and a 2% payout rate tells a very different story than one with $20M and an 8% rate. One is sitting on reserves. The other is actively putting money to work.
Total assets, revenue, expenses, and distributions. The full picture that helps you understand whether a funder is growing, holding steady, or quietly scaling back.
See who they actually fund
Top recipients, grant size ranges, and where the money goes geographically. If organizations like yours aren't on the list, you'll know before investing weeks into an application that doesn't fit.
You can also spot patterns: are they concentrated in one issue area, or do they spread funding across many causes? Do they give a few large grants or many small ones?
Everything you need to decide if a funder is worth your time
Each profile includes the data points grant writers actually need to make a smart decision. No fluff, no paywalls.
Giving history
How much they give each year, how many grants, and whether that number is going up or down. Six years of trends on one page.
Financial health
Total assets, revenue, expenses, and payout rates. See whether they're growing, holding steady, or scaling back.
Top recipients
Who they actually fund, how much, and in what areas. If organizations like yours aren't on the list, you'll know.
Grant sizes
Minimum, maximum, and typical amounts. So you don't ask for $500K from a funder that caps at $50K.
Geographic focus
Some funders only give locally. Others work nationally. See their actual funding footprint before you apply.
Application details
Deadlines, contact info, whether they accept unsolicited proposals, and what types of support they offer.
Public data. No guesswork.
Every profile is built from IRS Form 990-PF filings. The data is public. We make it easy to find, read, and compare. No login required to browse. No subscription to search.
- All data sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings
- Updated annually as new filings are processed
- No account required to browse
- Over 112,000 private foundations indexed
- Free to search, filter, and explore