Funding Intelligence Platform
The Funding Intelligence Platform for the Nonprofit Sector
Funding intelligence sits between raw funder data and the choices your team has to make. CIFIS pulls verified funders, scored opportunities, readiness checks, and a research assistant into one workspace. Your team spends less time searching and more time deciding.
What a funding intelligence platform actually does
A funding intelligence platform does four jobs at once. It keeps a verified list of funders and opportunities. It scores how well each funder fits your organization. It checks your readiness so you know which opportunities are realistic. And it shows the source behind every recommendation. CIFIS does all four in one workflow.
- Verified funder and opportunity catalog
- Strategic Partner Score that shows funder fit
- CAPS readiness scoring across six areas
- Sourced reasoning behind every recommendation
- One workspace instead of a stack of separate tools
Built for nonprofits, consultants, and community institutions
CIFIS works for nonprofits, community foundations, grant writers, fundraising consultants, economic development groups, healthcare systems, CDFIs, philanthropic advisors, and municipalities. Funders, opportunities, and readiness are described in plain language. Every team can use the data without translating it into their own world.
What makes CIFIS different from a basic grant database
A basic grant database is a search engine. CIFIS is an intelligence layer. It knows what your organization does, where you work, and which funders make sense for that profile. It can explain its reasoning when you ask. You get a list you can defend to a board, a funder, or a regulator, because every line is backed by real records.
Built on verified, transparent data
Every funder record is checked against the IRS Exempt Organization Business Master File and enriched with 990 filings. Every opportunity carries its source link and verification date. Every recommendation cites the records it used. When data is missing, we say so. When we cannot recommend with confidence, we say that too.
Frequently asked questions
Who uses the CIFIS funding intelligence platform?
Nonprofits, community foundations, grant writers, fundraising consultants, CDFIs, healthcare systems, economic development groups, philanthropic advisors, and municipalities.
How is funding intelligence different from a grant database?
A grant database lists funders. Funding intelligence shows which funders are realistic for your organization, why they fit, and what you would need to strengthen to compete.
Does CIFIS write proposals?
No. CIFIS is read-only intelligence. It explains funders, scores readiness, and surfaces opportunities. Writing the proposal stays with your team.
Where does the data come from?
The IRS Exempt Organization Business Master File, IRS 990 filings, federal grant feeds, and curated state and private opportunity sources. Every record is timestamped and cited.
What does the platform cover beyond foundations?
Federal grant programs, state opportunities, CDFI products, community capital actors, MDIs, and ECIP recipients, alongside the foundation catalog.
Can I see how CIFIS scores fit and readiness?
Yes. Every score shows the inputs that produced it and the reasoning behind it. CIFIS is built to be explainable, not a black box.
See CIFIS for your organization
CIFIS is the funding intelligence platform connecting nonprofits, community foundations, CDFIs, and consultants to grants, funders, and verified opportunities, with explainable matching and readiness scoring.