TormanoFunding Research pulls from free public government data, so you can research funders and find funding without leaving Tormano or paying for a separate research tool. Open it from Intelligence > Funding Research. It has three tools.
Foundation & 990 research
Search any nonprofit or foundation by name and you see:
- Its IRS Form 990 history: revenue, expenses, and assets year by year.
- Whether it is a verified 501(c)(3), and whether it is a private foundation.
- Its NTEE category and IRS ruling year.
- Links to the 990 filings themselves.
Use it to size up a grantmaker before you apply, to check that a grantor or a donor’s employer is a valid 501(c)(3), or to look at peer organizations. It draws on the same public IRS filings professional researchers rely on, through ProPublica’s Nonprofit Explorer.
Grant opportunities
Search open federal grant opportunities by keyword, such as youth education or food security. Each result shows the funding agency, the opportunity and assistance listing numbers, and the application deadline, with a link to the full listing on Grants.gov. Click Add to pipeline and Tormano creates a grant for you, already filled in with the funder, the deadline, the award ceiling, and a description, so it lands straight in your grants list.
Federal awards
Search any organization or company by name to see its federal awards, grants and contracts alike, ordered by amount, each with its awarding agency, start date, and a link to the full record. Use it to understand a funder’s giving, size up an institutional prospect, or look at a competitor. It covers awards since 2007.
On company records
Every company or organization record also has a Funding & public records panel with one-click 990 and federal award lookups for that organization, so you can research a grantmaker or a prospect where you already are.
Everything here uses free public government data. There is nothing to set up.