A Documentary411 product · Built by a working producer

Wake up to funders that actually fit the film.

You describe the project once. Overnight, a researcher finds grants, foundations, partners, and sponsors matched to your mission — then drafts short letters of inquiry you can edit and send yourself.

Nothing is ever sent without your review. No guessed emails. No Claude subscription required.

25 yrsProducer who built this for her own films first
$90M+Box office associated with Kerry David’s credits and campaigns
75+Festival awards across those campaigns
0Fabricated contacts. Ever.
The product

Research and drafts. You keep the reputation.

Selling a skill file failed because buyers needed a paid Claude account and had to connect Gmail before anything useful happened. This product removes that. You pay. You fill in a short intake. We run the pipeline on our side and deliver the workbook plus editable letters.

1. One intake

Project name, one-sentence description, mission paragraph, what the money is for, target amount, fiscal status, geography, and whether you want grants, family offices, sponsors, or advertisers.

2. Overnight search

Live web research across project-specific categories. Preference for open calls inside 90 days, stated inbound processes, and recent programs that make outreach timely today.

3. You edit, then send

Letters stay under 200 words, name a real fit with that organization, and tell the truth about nonprofit status. You edit in the browser or in Word. You hit send. We never do.

What you receive

A living workbook, not a dumped list.

Excel you keep

Sheets for Grant and Funder Leads, Niche Foundations, Family Offices, Strategic Partners, Sponsors, and Advertisers — only the ones you asked for. High / Medium / Low ratings. Status dropdowns. Notes. Date added.

Editable letters

A letter exists only when two things are true: a public contact we can cite, and one sentence that could only have been written to that organization. Otherwise the row is marked Needs angle or Needs contact research.

Daily pipeline

On the monthly plan, new qualified leads append overnight. Duplicates are skipped by organization name and website domain. Some mornings will have fewer than the target. That is the quality floor working.

Pricing

Pay for the outcome, not a login to our tools.

Choose a one-time report, a nightly pipeline, or the launch package that includes your first month.

One project

Prospect Report

$197
  • 25–40 verified leads for one project
  • High / Medium / Low ratings
  • 8–12 editable letters of inquiry
  • Excel workbook delivered in 5 business days
  • Start your own grant and funder database
  • Nothing is ever sent to a funder. You approve, tweak, and send those emails.
  • Yours to keep. No subscription.
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Ongoing

Daily Pipeline

$97 / month
  • Nightly search, morning delivery
  • Up to 10 new qualified leads per run
  • Fewer on thin days — never padded
  • Editable letters for verified contacts
  • Start your own grant and funder database
  • Nothing is ever sent to a funder. You approve, tweak, and send those emails.
  • Cancel anytime from Stripe
Subscribe

Festivals, labs, and consultants: white-label and bulk seats are available by email — producer.grl@gmail.com.

Expectations

Two honest rules that keep refunds rare.

Will every day hit the lead target?

No. The target is a ceiling. If only four real matches exist that morning, you get four. Padding the sheet with junk costs more than a quiet day.

Why do some leads have no letter?

Because there was no published email we could cite, or there was no honest, organization-specific angle. Those rows still go in the workbook. We will not invent a contact to make the delivery look fuller.

Do I need Claude, ChatGPT, or to connect Gmail?

No. That was the old wrapper and it blocked sales. You buy, you fill the intake, we run research on our side, and we send you the Excel plus editable letters.

Do you send the letters?

Never. Drafts are for you to review, edit, and send. Your sender reputation is the product.

What about family offices?

Most do not accept unsolicited approaches. We only include family offices and philanthropists with a stated giving program, published interest area, or staffed foundation. No gatekeeper fishing.

Who built this?

Kerry David, founder of Documentary411 and a 25-year producer. The system was built first to fund her own documentary work, including child-safety and social-justice films, then packaged for other filmmakers and nonprofits.