Where every funding record comes from, how fresh it is, and what we do not cover yet.
What is in FundLuma today
- Federal programs. Live from Grants.gov, the official federal source. Every result links to the original listing and shows when we last checked.
- California state programs. From the California Grants Portal, published as open data by the California State Library. We refresh it every day. Closed programs are removed.
- State and local programs in every state. For states other than California, FundLuma runs a verified web search for each state about every three weeks, looking for state agency programs, statewide and community foundations and corporate giving. Each result is labelled as found by web search, links to the funder's own page, and is only kept if that page confirms the opportunity. These are not checked by hand, so always confirm details with the funder.
- Corporate and local programs. A small list that we check by hand against each funder's own official page. Each entry shows who checked it and when, and it disappears from search 90 days later unless it is checked again, so out-of-date information is not shown as current.
- Private foundations. A directory built from the IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (public domain), refreshed monthly. It lists active private grantmaking foundations with at least $250,000 in reported assets, with their location and the assets and income they reported to the IRS.
What the foundation directory is, and is not
These are funder profiles, not open opportunities. Most private foundations give only to organizations they already know and do not accept unsolicited requests. The directory helps you research who funds in your area. Before contacting a foundation, check its own website and its public IRS filing (we link to it), which lists the grants it has made. We do not show what a foundation funds or how much it gives, because the IRS file we use does not say.
Not covered yet
- State programs outside California. We looked for official open-data feeds of open grant opportunities in other states and found none that are maintained. Most state data portals publish past awards only. Until a reliable source exists we link to official portals instead (below) and do not show other states' programs.
- City and county programs, community foundations, and most corporate programs. If you know of one we should add, tell us.
How the location filter works
Choosing a state limits state, local, corporate and foundation results to that state (plus programs open in every state). Federal programs are open nationwide unless a listing says otherwise, so they are not filtered by state. Grants.gov itself has no location field.
Official state grant portals
Links checked on October 8, 2026. These are the state governments' own sites.
Always confirm
Deadlines, amounts and eligibility can change. Confirm everything on the funder's own page before you apply.