Follow the record, then check the relationship.
A useful funding answer starts with organizations doing the work. It then asks who supported them, what the support covered, and whether the relationship says anything about a new opportunity. We keep those questions separate.
How we build an answer
- Find the work. Search public nonprofit records, program descriptions, organization documents and research papers for candidate organizations. The graph helps us navigate across names, programs, topics and records; a matching keyword alone is only a lead.
- Resolve identity and scope. Check the legal organization and its programs. A hospital or university with a named veteran program remains a broad organization; the program is the veteran-specific unit.
- Trace support. Examine individual filings or project records before describing a historical grant, investment, contract or partnership. A grant purpose may mention several activities, so its entire amount cannot automatically be assigned to one topic.
- Check the next step. Use current primary sources to test geography, program fit and application rules. A historical supporter is not automatically an open prospect or a warm introduction.
What the records cannot establish
Public grant filings are incomplete and arrive with a delay. Recipient mailing addresses do not establish where services were delivered. A shared funder does not prove two recipients collaborate. An evaluation of one program does not guarantee the same result elsewhere. When we cannot validate a connection, we label it a research lead or an open question.
Evidence behind the homepage example
The Denver supportive-housing example draws on the Urban Institute's randomized evaluation, its named partner list, and its financing brief. The Center for Housing and Health describes the separate Chicago program; the W. P. & H. B. White Foundation publishes its own application guidance. These records have different purposes and should not be merged into a claim of a current partnership or grant fit.
Corrections and source questions
Send a specific claim, organization name or source link through the support page. Please do not send private client files or sensitive personal information in an initial email.