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Reverse Search a foundation (Recipient Profiles)
Reverse Search a foundation (Recipient Profiles)

Learn how to reverse search a nonprofit similar to yours to find their funders

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Written by Rebecca Huber
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Easily separate Recipient Profiles from Funder Profiles and perform a "Reverse Search" to find similar nonprofits to yours and discover who funded them, accelerating your own search for the right funding sources.

"Recipient Profiles" is available beginning on the Standard Plan and above. Take a peek at our walkthrough video below to see how you could be leveraging fine-tuned funding data to find more of the right funders, faster.

First, look up a nonprofit similar to yours in the QuickFind, in the top left corner of your home screen. From the QuickFind results, click on their 990 report:

To the right of the organization name, toggle down to "View Recipient Profile" and scroll down to Past Awards Received.

This represents a list of funders that funded the nonprofit β€” including the funder's location, how much was awarded, and the purpose of that grant. From this list of new prospects, you can click on any funder name to further research its giving history and potential active opportunities in Instrumentl.

Interested in using Recipient Profiles to "Reverse Search"? Learn more about the Standard Plan and compare available features on our plan page.

Pro Tip: You can take Recipient Profiles and funder searches to the next level β€” our Peer Prospecting feature offers refined funder matching based on nonprofits similar to yours to optimize your ROI! This tool is available on the Professional Plan.


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Have any questions about Recipient Profiles, ways to search for funders, or 990 Insights? Message our friendly Support team via your account's chat bubble, or email us at hello@instrumentl.com.

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