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The Foundation Directory is a powerful tool for identifying grantmakers and learning more about what they have funded in the past. You can use this information to help identify a grant you might apply for and to improve your own application.

Pivot lets you search through current funding opportunities. To use Pivot, you'll need to create an account while in the Ohio University IP address range (basically, on campus).

PBS offers a list of organizations that may be able to fund documentary films. The page is part of their collection of resources for filmmakers.

From the No Film School website, which also offers a variety of resources on fundraising and crowdfunding.

The Foundation Center offers the Grant Space website as a place to find training tools and resources to help you learn how to write an effective grant application.

Another resource from the Grant Space website with a Q & A about applying for funding for your film.

This Foundation Center service provides access to papers and case studies addressing social issues. Each document indicates which grantmaking organization funded the work.