Kindred Grants
Find the foundations already funding work like yours.
Search grantmakers by cause area and geography, see who they've actually funded and for how much, then keep the good ones in a working pipeline with notes, saved searches, and CSV export. Built entirely from public IRS Form 990 filings — not a purchased list.
Free to start · $14.99/mo for Pro — about 10% of what comparable platforms charge · Cancel anytime.
Example search results
PreviewHillcrest Community Foundation
VA · Community Improvement & Capacity Building
91% cause match · 86% local
Fit85$2.8M given124 grantsmedian $23KThe Wright Family Fund
DC · Community Improvement & Capacity Building
74% cause match · 92% local
Fit82$1.6M given89 grantsmedian $18KRiverside Health Trust
MD · Health Care
81% cause match · 75% local
Fit78$6.2M given215 grantsmedian $31K
Results are ranked by cause fit and location match.
145K+
Foundations tracked
3M+
Grants analyzed
26
Cause areas (NTEE)
All 50
States covered
Source
IRS Form 990, 990-PF and Business Master File — the public tax filings nonprofits are required to submit.
Approach
Grantmakers are ranked by concentration in your cause area and geography, not by ad spend or paid placement.
Not a donor list
This is public research, not a purchased contact database. Confidence levels are surfaced per grant.
Describe your org
Pick your cause area and location. Add optional filters if you want to narrow to grantmakers with a real track record.
See a ranked shortlist
Foundations whose giving actually concentrates in your area of work, with a plain-language fit line on each card.
Read the giving pattern
Open a profile to see top causes, top regions, and sample grants — real recipients, so you can judge fit.
New — similar foundations
Know one good funder? Find twenty more like it.
Enter any foundation's EIN and we'll rank grantmakers with the closest giving profile — same cause mix, similar regions, comparable grant sizes. Free accounts see 2 lookalikes; Pro unlocks the full list.
Similar to EIN 13-1234567
Hillcrest Community Foundation
VA · Community Improvement & Capacity Building
91% cause match · 86% local
Fit85$2.8M given124 grantsmedian $23KThe Wright Family Fund
DC · Community Improvement & Capacity Building
74% cause match · 92% local
Fit82$1.6M given89 grantsmedian $18K
18 more lookalikes with Pro
Unlimited searches and unlimited grantor results — $14.99/mo.
Pricing
The most affordable grantor research on the market — by a wide margin.
Comparable grant-research platforms charge $150+ per month, and many require an annual contract. Kindred Grants is built on the same public IRS filings for $14.99 a month — about 10% of the cost, cancel anytime.
Typical grant database
$150–$500 / mo
Annual research subscriptions
$1,800+ / yr
Kindred Grants Pro
$14.99 / mo · $150 / yr
Free
forever
- 3 results per search
- 2 similar-foundation matches per EIN
- Unlimited searches
- Save funders to your pipeline
Pro
per month · or $150/yr
- Unlimited searches and unlimited results
- Unlimited similar-foundation lookups by EIN
- Pipeline tracking with notes & status
- CSV export
- Saved searches & recently viewed history