How Signal990 Works
Discover aligned funders, uncover warm relationship paths, generate research briefs, and track your pipeline. Four steps, ten minutes, done.
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Discover Aligned Funders
Tell Signal990 about your organization and AI matching instantly surfaces foundations aligned with your mission. Each result includes a match score, confidence level, and a narrative explaining why the funder is a strong fit.
- Taxonomy-based matching across 200k+ foundations
- Scored results with confidence levels and alignment narratives
- Behavior insights like loyalty, growth, and openness to new grantees
Based on your mission, focus areas, and peer organizations
Crown Family Philanthropies
Strong alignment in youth development; funds 3 orgs in your peer set.
Polk Bros Foundation
Active in Chicago mentoring; median grant aligns with your ask range.
Lloyd A. Fry Foundation
Funds after-school programs in IL; slightly smaller typical grant.
Uncover Warm Paths
For every foundation, Signal990 maps how your board members, staff, and peer organizations connect to foundation decision-makers. See exactly who can make a warm introduction before you send a cold ask.
- Board overlap, co-funded orgs, and coalition connections
- Named paths from your network to foundation trustees
- Prioritize outreach based on relationship strength
Crown Family Philanthropies
Chicago, IL · Private Foundation
Total giving
$18.4M
Median grant
$50K
New grantees/yr
12-18
Generate a Research Brief
One click produces an AI-powered dossier on any foundation. Get an alignment verdict, suggested ask range, comparable grantees, and a recommended approach path — everything your team needs to make a confident first move.
- At-a-glance summary with alignment, ask range, and champion
- Deep sections: the case, the opportunity, and your plan
- Regenerate or annotate with team notes anytime
At a glance
Alignment
Strong
Suggested ask
$35K - $50K
Champion
Sarah Chen
Next step
Warm introduction
The Case
Crown funds 12 youth orgs in IL...
The Opportunity
Open to new grantees; 6-8 week cycle...
Your Plan
3 recommended next steps...
Track in Your Pipeline
Move qualified foundations into a relationship pipeline that mirrors how fundraising actually works. Track every stage from first research through submission, with AI-generated next steps and weighted value at each stage.
- Kanban board with customizable stages and probability weighting
- AI-generated next steps and deadline tracking
- Team collaboration with shared notes and assignments
Research
Fry Foundation
Outreach
Crown Family
Polk Bros
Proposal
Chicago Trust
Submitted
MacArthur Fdn
200k+
Foundations
With full grant data
3M+
Organizations
Searchable with funder history
AI-Powered
Research Briefs
One-click funder dossiers
10 min
Not Hours
Average time to prospects
Stop Guessing. Start Finding.
See how Signal990 compares to the old way of doing foundation research.
Traditional Research
- 5-10 hours per week searching
- Manual spreadsheets to track leads
- Incomplete or outdated data
- No visibility into network connections
- Steep learning curve
- Cold-prospecting foundations blindly
Signal990
- Results in 10 minutes, not hours
- Connection paths to foundation decision-makers
- AI research briefs and relationship pipeline
- 200k+ foundations with full 990 data
- Clean interface, easy to learn
- Start with proven funders of similar orgs
Ready to find your next funder?
Join hundreds of nonprofits already using Signal990 to discover foundations that fund organizations like theirs.