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Guides · August 29, 2026 · 7 min
How to find foundations that fund organizations like yours
The peer-first method for funder research: use public 990 filings to find the foundations already funding organizations like yours, and rank them by fit.
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Guides · August 29, 2026 · 8 min
How to read a Form 990: a working guide from people who close nonprofit books
A CFO’s fifteen-minute reading order for the IRS Form 990: where the money story lives, what the pros check, and where the form misleads.
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Guides · August 29, 2026 · 6 min
How to research a foundation before you apply
Thirty minutes with a foundation’s last three filings tells you what it funds, at what size, whether new grantees get in, and how to apply.
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