Funding follows networks. Not keywords.
Predict Which Foundations
Will Fund You Next
SciRise maps the network of who funds whom to surface your next funders, drawing on 4.8M+ grants across 16,000+ foundations and 300,000+ nonprofits.
13.6× more accurate than keyword and semantic search — validated on historical grant data.
No credit card required.
SciRise analyzes 4.8M+ grants across 16,000+ foundations and 300,000+ nonprofits.
How It Works
Foundations don't fund in isolation. They fund clusters of related organizations. SciRise maps these patterns to find your best prospects.
Map the Network
We analyze 4.8M+ grants from IRS filings to map who funds whom — building the complete network of foundation giving relationships.
Identify Your Peers
SciRise finds organizations that share funders with you — your funding peers. The foundations that fund them are signals about who might fund you.
Surface the Gaps
Foundations that fund your peers but not you are your highest-probability prospects. SciRise ranks them by funding likelihood so you know where to focus.
Validated on Real Data
95% of real funding matches are invisible to keyword search. SciRise surfaces ~470 network-matched foundation prospects per nonprofit, with a median new grant of $20–25K.
We trained our model on historical IRS filings, then tested whether it could predict new funding relationships that actually appeared in a future year.
28.7%
Hit rate in top 10 recommendations
Nearly 1 in 3 nonprofits found a real future funder in the model's top picks.
13.6×
More accurate than keyword search
Head-to-head comparison against the best keyword and semantic search methods on the same data.
30,000+
Nonprofits tested
Statistically significant results (p < 0.0001, McNemar's paired test).
The Foundation Funding Network
Foundation giving isn't random. It flows through dense, structured networks. SciRise maps these patterns to find your best prospects.
A sample of the funding network SciRise analyzes — 16,000+ foundations, 300,000+ nonprofits, and 4.8M+ grant relationships.
The Pillars of Foundation Intelligence
Foundation funding is increasingly competitive. SciRise's three pillars help turn scattered prospecting into a coordinated funding strategy.
1. See the Landscape
A clear, verified view of the foundation ecosystem around your organization.
- Which foundations fund peer organizations and how much they receive
- Where your organization is underrepresented compared to similar nonprofits
- Opportunity gaps identified through funding network analysis
- Long-tail and mid-sized foundations others may overlook
Outcome: A shared, data-driven view of where foundation support is concentrated and where you are missing out.
2. Target Foundations
Prioritize the foundations most likely to support your work.
- Network-powered matching based on actual funding relationships
- Foundation shortlists ranked by funding network alignment
- Benchmarked award ranges to right-size asks
- Automated research that frees time for cultivation and strategic planning
Outcome: Time and effort spent on the foundations with the highest likelihood of success and long-term partnership.
3. Working Portfolio
Research priority foundations deeply and pursue them with confidence.
- Multi-year grant history to your organization and peers
- Board and staff connections with ties to your nonprofit
- Application details, deadlines, and contact information
- Track progress and notes for each targeted foundation
Outcome: Everything you need to move from intelligence to outreach to funding wins—all in one place.
Align Your Organization
PremiumCoordinate foundation outreach with shared visibility and clear ownership.
- Assign foundations with clear ownership
- Shared visibility so leadership and staff can see and manage foundation strategy
- Compare foundation alignment across multiple program areas
Explore Each Pillar in the Product
Give your team a closer look at how SciRise supports each pillar in practice.
Select a pillar to preview the product experience
See the Landscape
A clear view of how foundations give, who they fund, and where your organization is missing out.
Intelligence on 15K+ Verified Foundations
Deep intelligence on leading and long-tail foundations, many with less competition.
Benchmark Against Your Peers
See how your organization's foundation funding compares to peer nonprofits.
Find Foundations You're Missing
See which foundations fund your peers but not you, and how much they give.
Peer Organizations Ranked by Foundation Funding
Click to expand| Organization | Shared | Funding |
|---|---|---|
| #1 Peer Organization ANC | 6 | $945K |
| #2 Peer Organization BNC | 5 | $2.03M |
| #3 Peer Organization CNC | 5 | $1.10M |
| #4 Peer Organization DNC | 5 | $115K |
Foundations Funding Peers But Not You
Click to expand| Foundation | Peers | Gap |
|---|---|---|
| The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | 12 | -$2.4M |
| W.K. Kellogg Foundation | 9 | -$1.8M |
| The Kresge Foundation | 14 | -$1.05M |
| The Annie E. Casey Foundation | 8 | -$950K |
No credit card required.
Data You Can Trust
SciRise is built for organizations that need accuracy, transparency, and defensible methods.
Multi-year 990 and 990-PF data
Grants are derived from multi-year IRS filings, then structured so you can see real giving behavior over time, not just one-off snapshots.
Entity resolution across thousands of nonprofits
Organizational aliases are mapped to a curated set of nonprofits, so grants actually roll up to the right organization.
Statistically validated
All predictions stress-tested and validated for statistical significance (p < 0.0001) and power across holdout years. Less than 1-in-a-billion chance these results are random.
Algorithmic + AI analysis with manual validation
Automated pattern detection and AI-assisted analysis are paired with comprehensive manual review to catch edge cases, ambiguous entities, and data quality issues.
Transparent and explainable
Every grant record and alignment pattern is traceable back to source filings and documented logic, so development leaders can confidently explain the data to boards and leadership.
Built for Nonprofits
Mission Areas
Roles & Teams
SciRise complements existing CRMs and grant tools—it does not replace them. It provides intelligence none of them were built to deliver.
How SciRise Compares
SciRise creates a new category: Foundation Intelligence
Only SciRise uses a funding network model built on 4.8M+ real giving relationships to predict which foundations will fund your organization.
Most alternatives are a directory, a search tool, or a manual process, not a system built around how foundations actually behave.
| Capability | SciRise Foundation Intelligence | Instrumentl Grant search | Candid / FDO Directory | GrantStation Funding alerts | Consultants Manual research |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Predicts Your Next Funder | Yes | No | No | No | No |
| Purpose | Grow foundation support strategically | Grant search & management | Philanthropic directory | Funding opportunity alerts | Episodic prospecting & advice |
| Core Data | Multi-year 990/990-PF giving behavior | Active opportunities + some 990 | 990 data (manual search) | Active funding calls | Manual 990 search |
| Long-Tail Foundation Coverage | 16,000+ aligned foundations | Partial | Large but no alignment | Limited | Depends on staff time |
| Peer-Organization Modeling | Yes | No | No | No | No |
| Network Alignment Scoring | Yes (funding network model) | Limited | No | No | No |
| Entity Resolution | Yes | No | No | No | No |
| Automated Prospect Surfacing | Yes (network model) | Yes (opportunity-based) | No | No | No |
| Relationship Signals | Board & staff connections | No | Board lists only | No | Manual only |
| Ask-Size Benchmarking | Yes (peer patterns) | Partial | No | No | Bespoke analysis |
| Organization-Wide Coordination | Yes | No | No | No | No |
| Effort Required | Minutes | Moderate | Heavy | Moderate | Weeks |
Experience SciRise
A clearer, strategic way to understand and grow your foundation support.