Our data standard
Churches and nonprofits make real decisions with this information, so we hold one rule above all: never show an application path we haven't verified. Here's exactly how that works.
A funder only gets an Apply button when we hold a real application or guidelines URL on the funder's own site (or an official portal like Grants.gov) — and that link has passed a live check. Registry pages, search results, and database profiles never count as an application link.
An automated job re-verifies application links daily in rotation. If a link dies, the Apply button is removed the same day and the record honestly says so until we find the funder's current page — which the system also looks for automatically.
Thousands of funders publish no application process. We show them as research leads with their real giving history, and tell you plainly: verify the funding path before investing time. We will not dress up a data record as an open grant.
Every funder is classified by how money actually moves: open application, deadline cycles, rolling, government program, invitation-only, donor-advised fund, or charitable trust. Donor-advised funds and invitation-only foundations never show an Apply button — they show the relationship strategy that actually works.
Each classification or link change is recorded in an audit log with the reason, the evidence, and a timestamp. Nothing is silently edited.
Broad public datasets sweep in churches and operating nonprofits that don't make grants. We remove them from foundation search so every result is an organization that actually gives money.
Government grants are pulled directly from Grants.gov, filtered to opportunities where nonprofits are listed as eligible applicants, and re-checked against the live API so closed postings don't linger.
Where we name a foundation's officers, directors, or trustees, the names come from the funder's own most recent public IRS filing — never scraped guesses.
See something wrong anyway? Every apply-ready record has a “Report a broken link” button — reports go straight to our review queue. Eligibility, deadlines, amounts, and approval are always decided by the funder; confirm details on their official page before applying.