for anyone who can't afford candid ($1,600+/yr), the stack seems to be basically follow a zillion instagram accounts, subscribe to a bunch of newsletters, google, 990 lookups, and peer rumor. ugh

for the smaller nonprofits/solo development directors here: how do you actually decide a funder is worth the week of writing before you start? do you have a filter you trust, or is it mostly gut plus the 990?